Sutra 39

Devanagari script

मार्जाराक्षकं शिरीषपुष्पकं गोमूत्रकं गोमेदकं शुद्धस्फटिकं मूलाटीवर्णं मणिवर्णानामन्यतमवर्णमिति वज्रवर्णाः ॥ कZ_०२.११.३९ ॥

Transliteration

mārjārākṣakaṃ śirīṣapuṣpakaṃ gomūtrakaṃ gomedakaṃ śuddhasphaṭikaṃ mūlāṭīvarṇaṃ maṇivarṇānām anyatamavarṇam iti vajravarṇāḥ

Translation

হীরার স্বীকৃত রং হলো—বিড়ালের চোখের মতো, শিরীষফুলের মতো, গোমূত্রবর্ণ, গোমেদকের মতো, বিশুদ্ধ স্ফটিকের মতো, মূলাটীবর্ণ, অথবা রত্নের রংগুলির মধ্যে যে কোনো একটি।

Word by Word

• मार्जाराक्षकम्: ‘cat-guard’ (cat’s-eye-like) colour/variety (a colour-term used for diamond/precious stones)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जार + आक्षक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; समासान्त-पद (आक्षक = रक्षक/आख्यक-प्रायः ‘रक्षक’ अर्थे)

• शिरीषपुष्पकम्: silk-cotton (śirīṣa) flower-like colour/variety
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरीष + पुष्पक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘शिरीषस्य पुष्पकं’

• गोमूत्रकम्: cow-urine-like (yellowish) colour/variety
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमूत्रक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘गोमूत्र-सदृश-वर्ण’ इति विशेषणवत्

• गोमेदकम्: gomeda (hessonite) coloured / gomeda-like variety
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमेदक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; रत्ननाम

• शुद्धस्फटिकम्: pure crystal(-like) colour/variety
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्ध + स्फटिक
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘शुद्धः स्फटिकः’

• मूलाटीवर्णम्: mūlāṭī-coloured (a specific reference colour used in gem classification)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलाटी + वर्ण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘मूलाट्याः वर्णः’

• मणिवर्णानाम्: of the colours of gems
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि + वर्ण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (वर्ण), बहुवचन, षष्ठी; ‘मणीनां वर्णाः’/‘मणिवर्णाः’ इत्यर्थे

• अन्यतमवर्णम्: any one colour (among those)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्यतम + वर्ण
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, एकवचन, प्रथमा/द्वितीया; ‘अन्यतमः वर्णः’ = ‘any one (among them) colour’

• इति: thus; as follows
• Type: Particle
• Root: इति
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/समाप्त्यर्थक

• वज्रवर्णाः: the colours/colour-varieties of diamond
• Type: Noun
• Root: वज्र + वर्ण
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (वर्ण), बहुवचन, प्रथमा; ‘वज्रस्य वर्णाः’

Entities Mentioned

• vajra (diamond)
• mārjārākṣaka
• śirīṣapuṣpaka
• gomūtraka
• gomedaka
• śuddhasphaṭika
• mūlāṭīvarṇa

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FAQs

Why specify many color descriptors?

To standardize appraisers’ language so that valuation and acceptance/rejection decisions are consistent across officials and markets.

What is the governance value of ‘any gem-color’?

It provides flexibility to include legitimate variants while still keeping them within an official grading framework.