Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 11 Sutra 31 - Arthashastra | Sanskrit | Vedapath

Sutra 31

Devanagari script

इन्द्रनीलो नीलावलीयः कलायपुष्पको महानीलो जम्ब्वाभो जीमूतप्रभो नन्दकः स्रवन्मध्यः ॥ कZ_०२.११.३१ ॥

Transliteration

indranīlo nīlāvalīyaḥ kalāyapuṣpako mahānīlo jambvābho jīmūtaprabho nandakaḥ sravanmadhyaḥ

Translation

‘इन्द्रनीलः’ ‘नीलावलीयः’ ‘कलायपुष्पकः’ ‘महानीलः’ ‘जम्ब्वाभः’ ‘जीमूतप्रभः’ ‘नन्दकः’ ‘स्रवन्मध्यः’ (इति भेदाः)।

Word by Word

इन्द्रनीलःindranīla (a kind of blue gem/sapphire)

नीलावलीयःnīlāvalīya (a variety of blue gem)

कलायपुष्पकःkalāyapuṣpaka (a gem resembling the color/lustre of a pea-flower)

महानीलःmahānīla (a deep/very blue gem)

जम्ब्वाभःjambvābha (a gem with jambū-fruit-like lustre)

जीमूतप्रभःjīmūtaprabha (a gem with cloud-like sheen)

नन्दकःnandaka (a gem variety called Nandaka)

स्रवन्मध्यःsravanmadhya (a gem whose middle appears to ‘flow’/has a streaming streak or lustre in the center)

Entities Mentioned

indranīla

mahānīla

What might a term like ‘sravanmadhya’ indicate in inspection practice?

A distinctive internal feature used for identification and grading—useful for detecting substitutions and for consistent pricing across officials.