बृहत्संहिता (आचार्य वराहमिहिर - स्थापत्य, खगोल, मौसम व जल विज्ञान)

630 बृहत्संहितायाम् [Adh. LXXX. Sl. 11-14.
mouth, by Yama ; one coloured like a plantain tree, and
of any shape, by Vishnu ; one coloured like a Karnikara
flower and shaped like the female genital organ, by Varu-
na ; a triangular one of the colour of a tiger’s eye (bluish-
red), by fire ; one having the form of a barley corn and
the hue of Asoka flower, by Vayu. Diamonds have three
different sources, viz., rivers, mines and other places
where gems are found.
रक्तं पीतं च शुभं राजन्यानां सितं द्विजातीनाम् ।
शैरीषं वैश्यानां शूद्राणां शस्यतेऽसिनिभम् ॥११॥
Sloka 11.—Red and yellow diamonds are auspicious
for Kshatriyas ; white ones, for Brahmins ; those of the
hue of Sirisha flower, for Vaisyas ; and those resembling
swords in colour (dark), for Sudras.
सितसर्षपाष्टकं तण्डुलो भवेत्तण्डुलैस्तु विंशत्या ।
तुलितस्य द्वे लक्षे मूल्यं द्विघ्नोनिते चैनत् ॥१२॥
पादत्र्यंशाधोनं त्रिभागपञ्चांशषोडशांशाश्च ।
भागश्च पञ्चविंशः शतिकः साहसिकश्चेति ॥१३॥
Slokas 12-13.—Eight seeds of white mustard make
one rice-grain. The price of a diamond weighing twenty
grains is two lakhs (Karsapanas) ; One weighing 18
grains is worth a lakh and a half Karshas silver ; one of
16 grains 133,333⅓ ; one of 14 grains, one lakh ; one of
12 grains, 66,666⅔ ; one of ten grains 40,000 ; one of
eight grains, 12,500 ; one of six grains, 8,000 ; one of
four grains 2,000 ; one of two grains, 200 Karshas of
silver.
80 silver coins make one Pana. 20 Panas make one Karsha-
pana.
सर्वद्रव्याभेद्यं लध्वम्भसि तरति रश्मिवत् स्निग्धम् ।
तडिदनलशक्रचापोपमं च वज्रं हितायोक्तम् ॥१४॥