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

Adh. LXXXII. Sl. 1-4.] द्व्यशीतितमोऽध्यायः 639
with a gem in the middle, it is designated as a "Yashti'
(stick) by the examiners of ornaments.
Thus ends the 81st Adhyaya on "Signs of Pearls".
पद्मरागलक्षणम् ॥८२॥ Signs of Rubies.
सौगन्धिककुरुविन्दस्फटिकेभ्यः पद्मरागसम्भूतिः ।
सौगन्धिकजा भ्रमराञ्जनाब्जजम्बूरसद्युतयः ॥१॥
कुरुविन्दभवाः शबला मन्दद्युतयश्च धातुभिर्विद्धाः ।
स्फटिकभवा द्युतिमन्तो नानावर्णा विशुद्धाश्च ॥२॥
Slokas 1-2.—Rubies are born of sulphur, Kuruvinda
and crystal. Those produced from sulphur show the lustre
of bees, antimony, lily, rose-apple or Rasa (myrrh).
Those that arise from Kuruvinda are grey, of pale lustre
and mixed with mineral substances; those coming from
crystal are lustrous, multi-coloured and pure.
स्निग्धः प्रभानुलेपी स्वच्छोऽर्चिष्मान् गुरुः सुसंस्थानः ।
अन्तःप्रभोऽतिरागो मणिरत्नगुणाः समस्तानाम् ॥३॥
Sloka 3.—Smooth, illuminating with rays, very
pure, sparkling, heavy, of good shape, brilliant within
and bright-red—such are the good qualities of these
precious stones in general.
कलुषा मन्दद्युतयो लेखाकीर्णाः सधातवः खण्डाः ।
दुर्विद्धा न मनोज्ञाः सशर्कराश्चेति मणिदोषाः ॥४॥
Sloka 4.—Stones are defective, if they are impure,
of dull lustre, full of scratches, mixed with mineral sub-
stances, broken, ill-perforated, not attractive and mixed
with gravel.