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॥