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Brihat Samhita

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विषमं कृष्णश्वेतं लघु कौबेरं प्रमाणतेजोवत् । निम्बफलत्रिपुटधान्यकचूर्णाः स्युः पाण्ड्यवाटभवाः ॥ ८१-०६ ॥

The pearls of the country of Kubera are rough, black, white, light, large and bright; and those of Pāṇḍyavāṭaka are of the colour of the fruit of the margosa, resembling a pulse or the coriander seed.

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अतसीकुसुमश्यामं वैष्णवं ऐन्द्रं शशाङ्कसङ्काशम् । हरितालनिभं वारुणं असितं यमदैवतं भवति ॥ ८१-०७ ॥

Pearls which are blue are sacred to Viṣṇu and those which are white like the Moon are sacred to Indra; those which are yellow are sacred to Varuṇa and those which are black are sacred to Yama.

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परिणतदाडिमगुलिकागुञ्जाताम्रं च वायुदैवत्यम् । निर्धूमानलकमलप्रभं च विज्ञेयं आग्नेयम् ॥ ८१-०८ ॥

Pearls which are red like the ripe fruits of the pomegranate or the cocoon of the silk worm or the guñjā seeds (Abrus precatorius) are sacred to Vāyu and those which are of the colour of the flame of fire or of the lotus flower are sacred to Agni.

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माषकचतुष्टयधृतस्यएकस्य शताहता त्रिपञ्चाशत् । कार्षापणा निगदिता मूल्यं तेजोगुणयुतस्य ॥ ८१-०९ ॥

The price of a superior pearl (muktā) weighing four Māṣas is 53,000 Kārṣāpaṇas.

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माषकदलहान्यातो द्वात्रिंशद्विंशतिस्त्रयोदश च । अष्टौ च शतानि शतत्रयं त्रिपञ्चाशता सहितम् ॥ ८१-१० ॥

The prices of pearls weighing half a Māṣa less and less are respectively 3200, 2000, 1300, 800 and 353 Kārṣāpaṇas.

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Chapter 81

Verses 11-15