Garuda Purana — Purva Khanda — Chapter 68
GaP 1 68.1
श्रीगरुडमहापुराणम्- ६८ सूत उवाच । परिक्षां वच्मिरत्नानां बलो नामासुरो ऽभवत् । इन्द्राद्या निर्जितास्तेन विजेतुं तैर्न शक्यते
śrīgaruḍamahāpurāṇam- 68 sūta uvāca / parikṣāṃ vacmiratnānāṃ balo nāmāsuro 'bhavat / indrādyā nirjitāstena vijetuṃ tairna śakyate
The Glorious Garuḍa Mahāpurāṇa, 68. Sūta said: I shall speak of the testing of gems. There was a demon named Bala; Indra and the others were vanquished by him, and could not be conquered by them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.2
वरव्याजेन पशुतां याचितः स सुरैर्मखे । बलो ददौ स (स्व) पशुतामतिसत्त्व सुरैर्हतः
varavyājena paśutāṃ yācitaḥ sa surairmakhe / balo dadau sa (sva) paśutāmatisattva surairhataḥ
On the pretext of a boon he was asked by the gods for (his) status as the sacrificial victim at the sacrifice; Bala, of surpassing goodness, gave his own victimhood and was slain by the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.3
पशुवत्स विशस्तस्तैः स्ववाक्याशनियन्त्रितः । बलो लोकोपराय देवानां हितकाम्यया
paśuvatsa viśastastaiḥ svavākyāśaniyantritaḥ / balo lokoparāya devānāṃ hitakāmyayā
He was cut up like a sacrificial animal by them, bound by the thunderbolt of his own word—Bala, for the sake of the world, out of a wish for the welfare of the gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.4
तस्य सत्त्वविशुद्धस्य विशुद्धेन च कर्मणा । कायस्यावयवाः सर्वे रत्नबीजत्वमाययुः
tasya sattvaviśuddhasya viśuddhena ca karmaṇā / kāyasyāvayavāḥ sarve ratnabījatvamāyayuḥ
Of him, purified in his being and by his purified deed, all the limbs of his body attained the state of being the seeds of gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.5
देवानामथ यक्षाणां सिद्धानां पवनाशिनाम् । रत्नबीजंस्व(जम)यं ग्राहः सुमहानभवत्तदा
devānāmatha yakṣāṇāṃ siddhānāṃ pavanāśinām / ratnabījaṃsva(jama)yaṃ grāhaḥ sumahānabhavattadā
Then among the gods, the yakṣas, the siddhas and the wind-eaters there arose at that time a very great seizing of the gem-seeds.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.6
तेषां तु पततां वेगाद्विमानेन विहायसा । यद्यत्पपात रत्नानां बीजं क्रचन किञ्चन
teṣāṃ tu patatāṃ vegādvimānena vihāyasā / yadyatpapāta ratnānāṃ bījaṃ kracana kiñcana
But as they were flying at speed through the sky by celestial car, whatever seed of gems fell anywhere—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.7
महोदधौ सरिति वा पवर्त कानने ऽपि वा । तत्तदाकरतां यातं स्थानमाधेयगौरवात्
mahodadhau sariti vā pavarta kānane 'pi vā / tattadākaratāṃ yātaṃ sthānamādheyagauravāt
—in the great ocean, or in a river, or on a mountain, or even in a forest, that (place) became a mine of that (gem), through the weight of what was deposited there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.8
तेषु रक्षोविषव्यालव्याधिघ्नान्यघहानि च । प्रादुर्भवन्ति रत्नानि तथैव विगुणानि च
teṣu rakṣoviṣavyālavyādhighnānyaghahāni ca / prādurbhavanti ratnāni tathaiva viguṇāni ca
In them appear gems that destroy demons, poison, snakes and disease and that remove sin, and likewise ones without (such) qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.9
वज्रं मुक्तामणयः सपद्मरागाः समरकताः प्रोक्ताः । अपि चेन्द्रनीलमणिवरवैदूर्याः पुष्परागाश्च
vajraṃ muktāmaṇayaḥ sapadmarāgāḥ samarakatāḥ proktāḥ / api cendranīlamaṇivaravaidūryāḥ puṣparāgāśca
Diamond, pearls and gems together with rubies and with emeralds are declared, and also sapphire, the excellent vaidūrya gem, and topazes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.10
कर्केतनं सपुलकं रुधिराख्यसमन्वितं तथा स्फटिकम् । विद्रुममणिश्च यत्नादुद्दिष्टं संग्रहे तज्ज्ञैः
karketanaṃ sapulakaṃ rudhirākhyasamanvitaṃ tathā sphaṭikam / vidrumamaṇiśca yatnāduddiṣṭaṃ saṃgrahe tajjñaiḥ
Karketana, along with pulaka, and that called rudhira, likewise crystal, and the coral-gem — these have been carefully set forth in the compendium by those who know them.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.11
आकारवर्णौ प्रथमं गुणदोषौ तत्फलं परीक्षा च । मूल्यं च रत्नकुशलैर्विज्ञेयं सर्वशास्त्राणाम्
ākāravarṇau prathamaṃ guṇadoṣau tatphalaṃ parīkṣā ca / mūlyaṃ ca ratnakuśalairvijñeyaṃ sarvaśāstrāṇām
Shape and colour first, then merits and faults, the result of these, and the testing, and the price — all this is to be known by those skilled in gems, (versed) in all the treatises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.12
कुलग्नेषूपजायन्ते यानि चोपहते ऽहनि । दौषैस्तान्यपियुज्यन्ते हीयन्ते गुणसम्पदा
kulagneṣūpajāyante yāni copahate 'hani / dauṣaistānyapiyujyante hīyante guṇasampadā
And those (gems) that come into being in family-fires (?) and on a blighted day — these too are afflicted with faults, and fall short of the full wealth of good qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.13
परीक्षापरिशुद्धानां रत्नानां पृथिवीभुजा । धारणं संग्रहो वापि कार्यः श्रियमभीप्सता
parīkṣāpariśuddhānāṃ ratnānāṃ pṛthivībhujā / dhāraṇaṃ saṃgraho vāpi kāryaḥ śriyamabhīpsatā
A king who desires prosperity should wear, or else collect, gems that have been made pure by testing.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.14
शास्त्रज्ञः कुशलाश्चापि रत्नभाजः परीक्षकाः । त एव मूल्यमात्राया वेत्तारः परिकीर्तिताः
śāstrajñaḥ kuśalāścāpi ratnabhājaḥ parīkṣakāḥ / ta eva mūlyamātrāyā vettāraḥ parikīrtitāḥ
Those who know the treatises and are skilled, gem-dealers who are examiners — they alone are declared to be knowers of the exact measure of price.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.15
महा प्रभावं विबुधैर्यस्यमाद्वज्रमुदाहृतम् । वज्रपूर्वा परीक्षेयं ततो ऽस्माभिः प्रकीर्त्यते
mahā prabhāvaṃ vibudhairyasyamādvajramudāhṛtam / vajrapūrvā parīkṣeyaṃ tato 'smābhiḥ prakīrtyate
Since the diamond is spoken of by the wise as of great potency, therefore this examination, with the diamond first, is set forth by us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.16
तस्यास्थिलेशो निपपात येषु भुवः प्रदेशेषु कथञ्चिदेव । वज्राणि वज्रायुधनिर्जिगीषोर्भवन्ति नानाकृतिमन्ति तेषु
tasyāsthileśo nipapāta yeṣu bhuvaḥ pradeśeṣu kathañcideva / vajrāṇi vajrāyudhanirjigīṣorbhavanti nānākṛtimanti teṣu
In whatever regions of the earth a fragment of his bone happened to fall, there arise diamonds of various shapes — (the bone) of him who sought to conquer the wielder of the thunderbolt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.17
हैममातङ्गसौराष्ट्राः पौण्ड्रकालिङ्गकोसलाः । वेण्वातटाः ससौवीरा वज्रस्याष्ट विहारकाः
haimamātaṅgasaurāṣṭrāḥ pauṇḍrakāliṅgakosalāḥ / veṇvātaṭāḥ sasauvīrā vajrasyāṣṭa vihārakāḥ
The Snowy (Himālaya), Mātaṅga, Saurāṣṭra, Pauṇḍra, Kāliṅga, Kosala, the banks of the Veṇvā, and Sauvīra — these are the eight haunts of diamond.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.18
आताम्रा हिमशैलजाश्च शशिभा वेण्वातटीयाः स्मृताः सौवीरे त्वसिताब्जमेघसदृशास्ताभ्राश्च सौराष्ट्रजाः । कालिङ्गाः कन कावदातरुचिराः पीतप्रभाः कोसले श्यामाः पुण्ड्रभवा मतङ्गविषये नात्यन्तपीतप्रभाः
ātāmrā himaśailajāśca śaśibhā veṇvātaṭīyāḥ smṛtāḥ sauvīre tvasitābjameghasadṛśāstābhrāśca saurāṣṭrajāḥ / kāliṅgāḥ kana kāvadātarucirāḥ pītaprabhāḥ kosale śyāmāḥ puṇḍrabhavā mataṅgaviṣaye nātyantapītaprabhāḥ
Those born of the snowy mountain are reddish, and those from the Veṇvā's banks are held to be moon-coloured; in Sauvīra they resemble a dark lotus and a cloud, and those born in Saurāṣṭra are copper-tinged; the Kāliṅga ones are bright with the pale sheen of gold, in Kosala they have a yellow lustre, those arising in Puṇḍra are dark, and in the Mataṅga territory they are of a not too intensely yellow lustre.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.19
अत्यर्थं लघु वर्णतश्च गुणवत्पार्श्वेषु सम्यक् समंरेखाबिन्दुकलङ्ककाकपदकत्रासादिभिर्वर्जितम् । लोके ऽस्मिन्परामाणुमात्रमपि यद्वज्रं क्रचिद्दृश्यते तस्मिन्देवसमाश्रयो ह्यवितथस्तीक्ष्णाग्रधारं यदि
atyarthaṃ laghu varṇataśca guṇavatpārśveṣu samyak samaṃrekhābindukalaṅkakākapadakatrāsādibhirvarjitam / loke 'sminparāmāṇumātramapi yadvajraṃ kraciddṛśyate tasmindevasamāśrayo hyavitathastīkṣṇāgradhāraṃ yadi
Exceedingly light, and good in colour, quite even on its facets, free of lines, dots, stains, crow's-feet, cracks and the like — whatever diamond, even of the size of a mote, is anywhere seen in this world, in it there is truly the abode of a god, provided its points and edges are sharp.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.20
वज्रेषु वर्णयुक्त्या देवानामपि विग्रहः प्रोक्तः । वर्णेभ्यश्च विभागः कार्यो वर्णाश्रयादेव
vajreṣu varṇayuktyā devānāmapi vigrahaḥ proktaḥ / varṇebhyaśca vibhāgaḥ kāryo varṇāśrayādeva
In diamonds, by their correspondence of colour, the very bodies of the gods are said (to reside); and the classification is to be made from the colours, on the basis of colour alone.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.21
हरितसितपीतपिङ्गश्यामास्ताम्राः स्वभावतो रुचिराः । हरिवरुणशक्रहुतवहपितृपतिमरुतां स्वका वर्णाः
haritasitapītapiṅgaśyāmāstāmrāḥ svabhāvato rucirāḥ / harivaruṇaśakrahutavahapitṛpatimarutāṃ svakā varṇāḥ
Green, white, yellow, tawny, dark, and coppery, lovely by their own nature: these are the proper colours of Hari, Varuṇa, Śakra, the Fire-god, the lord of the ancestors, and the Maruts.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.22
विप्रस्य शङ्खकुमुदस्फटिकावदातः स्यात्क्षत्त्रियस्य शशबभ्रुविलोचनाभः । वैश्यस्य कान्तकदलीदलसन्निकाशः शूद्रस्य धौतकरवालसमानदीप्तिः
viprasya śaṅkhakumudasphaṭikāvadātaḥ syātkṣattriyasya śaśababhruvilocanābhaḥ / vaiśyasya kāntakadalīdalasannikāśaḥ śūdrasya dhautakaravālasamānadīptiḥ
For a brahmin it should be white as a conch, a white lotus, or crystal; for a kṣatriya, of the hue of a hare's brown eye; for a vaiśya, resembling a lovely plantain leaf; for a śūdra, with a brilliance like a burnished sword.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.23
द्वौ वज्रवर्णौ पृथिवीपतीनां सद्भिः प्रदिष्टौ न तु सार्वजन्यौ । यः स्याज्जवाविद्रुमभङ्गशोणो यो वा हरिद्रारसन्निकाशः
dvau vajravarṇau pṛthivīpatīnāṃ sadbhiḥ pradiṣṭau na tu sārvajanyau / yaḥ syājjavāvidrumabhaṅgaśoṇo yo vā haridrārasannikāśaḥ
Two colours of diamond have been prescribed by the good for kings, and not for people in general: the one that is red as the hibiscus or as a broken piece of coral, and the one that resembles the juice of turmeric.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.24
ईशत्वात्सर्ववर्णानां गुणवत्सार्बवर्णिकम् । कामतो धारयेद्राजा न त्वन्यो ऽन्यत्कथञ्चन
īśatvātsarvavarṇānāṃ guṇavatsārbavarṇikam / kāmato dhārayedrājā na tvanyo 'nyatkathañcana
Since he is lord of all the classes, the king may wear at will a fine stone of any and every colour; but no one else (may wear) another's, on any account.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.25
अधरोत्तरवृत्तया हि यादृक् स्याद्वर्णसङ्करः । ततः कष्टतरो वज्रवर्णानां सङ्करो मतः
adharottaravṛttayā hi yādṛk syādvarṇasaṅkaraḥ / tataḥ kaṣṭataro vajravarṇānāṃ saṅkaro mataḥ
For the mixing of the colours of diamonds is held to be worse than the mixture of classes that arises from union of lower with higher.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.26
न च मार्गविभागमात्रवृत्त्या विदुषा वज्रपरिग्रहो विधेयः । गुणवद्गुणसम्पदां विभूतिर्विपरीतो व्यसनोदयस्य हेतुः
na ca mārgavibhāgamātravṛttyā viduṣā vajraparigraho vidheyaḥ / guṇavadguṇasampadāṃ vibhūtirviparīto vyasanodayasya hetuḥ
And a knowledgeable man should not acquire a diamond merely by the classification of its kind: a stone with good qualities brings the abundance of a wealth of blessings, while the contrary one is a cause of the onset of calamity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.27
एकमपि यस्य शृङ्गं विदलितमवलोक्यते विशीर्णं वा । गुणवदपि तन्न धार्यं वज्रं श्रेयो ऽर्थिभिर्भवने
ekamapi yasya śṛṅgaṃ vidalitamavalokyate viśīrṇaṃ vā / guṇavadapi tanna dhāryaṃ vajraṃ śreyo 'rthibhirbhavane
That diamond even one point of which is seen to be split or crumbled should not be kept in the house by those who seek welfare, however fine it otherwise be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.28
स्फुटिताग्निवि शीर्णशृङ्गदेशं मलवर्णैः पृषतैरुपेतमध्यम् । न हि वज्रभृतो ऽपि वज्रमाशु श्रियमप्याश्रयलालसां न कुर्यात्
sphuṭitāgnivi śīrṇaśṛṅgadeśaṃ malavarṇaiḥ pṛṣatairupetamadhyam / na hi vajrabhṛto 'pi vajramāśu śriyamapyāśrayalālasāṃ na kuryāt
One whose point-region is cracked or crumbled, whose middle is beset with dirt-coloured specks — such a diamond would quickly make the prosperity of even the wielder of the thunderbolt long for another refuge.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.29
यस्यैकदेशः क्षतजावभासो यद्वा भवेल्लोहितवर्णचित्रम् । न तन्न कुर्याद्ध्रियमाणमाशु स्वच्छन्दमृत्योरपि जीवितान्तम्
yasyaikadeśaḥ kṣatajāvabhāso yadvā bhavellohitavarṇacitram / na tanna kuryāddhriyamāṇamāśu svacchandamṛtyorapi jīvitāntam
That one part of which has the look of blood, or which is mottled with a red colour — that stone, when worn, would swiftly bring the end of life even to one who dies only at his own will.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.30
कोट्यः पार्श्वनि धाराश्च षडष्टौ द्वादशेति च । उत्तुङ्गसमतीक्ष्णाग्राः वज्रस्याकरजा गुणाः
koṭyaḥ pārśvani dhārāśca ṣaḍaṣṭau dvādaśeti ca / uttuṅgasamatīkṣṇāgrāḥ vajrasyākarajā guṇāḥ
Points, sides (facets), and edges — six, eight, and twelve respectively: these, lofty, even, and sharp-tipped, are the qualities of a diamond born of the mine.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.31
षट्कोटि शुद्वममलं स्फुटतीक्ष्णधारं वर्णान्वितं लघु सुपार्श्वमपेतदोषम् । इन्द्रायुधांशुविसृतिच्छुरितान्तरिक्षमेवंविधं भुवि भवेत्सुलभं न वज्रम्
ṣaṭkoṭi śudvamamalaṃ sphuṭatīkṣṇadhāraṃ varṇānvitaṃ laghu supārśvamapetadoṣam / indrāyudhāṃśuvisṛticchuritāntarikṣamevaṃvidhaṃ bhuvi bhavetsulabhaṃ na vajram
Six-pointed, pure, spotless, with clear sharp edges, endowed with colour, light, with good sides, free of defect, filling the space around it with the streaming rays of Indra's bow (the rainbow) — a diamond of such a kind is not easily to be had on earth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.32
तीक्ष्णाग्रं विमलमपेतसर्वदोषं धत्ते यः प्रयततनुः सदैव वज्रम् । वृद्धिस्तं प्रतिदिनमेति यावदायुः स्त्रीसम्पत्सुतधनधान्यगोदशूनाम्
tīkṣṇāgraṃ vimalamapetasarvadoṣaṃ dhatte yaḥ prayatatanuḥ sadaiva vajram / vṛddhistaṃ pratidinameti yāvadāyuḥ strīsampatsutadhanadhānyagodaśūnām
He who, with body purified, always wears a diamond that is sharp-pointed, spotless, and free of all defects — increase comes to him every day, as long as he lives, of wives, wealth, sons, riches, grain, cattle, and servants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.33
व्यालवह्निविषव्याघ्रतस्कराम्बुभयानि च । दूरात्तस्य निवर्तन्ते कर्माण्याथर्वणानि च
vyālavahniviṣavyāghrataskarāmbubhayāni ca / dūrāttasya nivartante karmāṇyātharvaṇāni ca
And the dangers from snakes, fire, poison, tigers, thieves, and water, and the rites of the Atharvan (spells), turn back from him at a distance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.34
यदि वज्रमपेतसर्वदोषं बिभृयात्तण्डुलविंशतिं गुरुत्वे । मणिशास्त्रविदो वदन्ति तस्य द्विगुणं रूपकलक्षमग्रमूल्यम्
yadi vajramapetasarvadoṣaṃ bibhṛyāttaṇḍulaviṃśatiṃ gurutve / maṇiśāstravido vadanti tasya dviguṇaṃ rūpakalakṣamagramūlyam
If a diamond free of all defects should weigh twenty rice-grains, those versed in the science of gems say that its highest price is twice a hundred thousand rūpakas.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.35
त्रिभागहीनार्धतदर्धशेषं त्रयोदशं त्रिंशदतोर्ऽद्धभागाः । अशीतिभागो ऽथ शतांशभागः सहस्रभागो ऽल्पसमानयोगः
tribhāgahīnārdhatadardhaśeṣaṃ trayodaśaṃ triṃśadator'ddhabhāgāḥ / aśītibhāgo 'tha śatāṃśabhāgaḥ sahasrabhāgo 'lpasamānayogaḥ
(For lesser weights the price is:) reduced by a third, a half, a half of that, the remainder a thirteenth, a thirtieth, then half-parts of that, an eightieth part, then a hundredth part, a thousandth part — proportionate to the smallness (of the stone).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.36
यत्तण्डुलैर्द्वादशभिः कृतस्य वज्रस्य मूल्यं प्रथमं प्रदिष्टम् । द्वाभ्यां क्रमाद्वानिमुपागतस्य त्वेकावमानस्य विनिश्चयो ऽयम्
yattaṇḍulairdvādaśabhiḥ kṛtasya vajrasya mūlyaṃ prathamaṃ pradiṣṭam / dvābhyāṃ kramādvānimupāgatasya tvekāvamānasya viniścayo 'yam
The price stated first is that of a diamond made up of twelve rice-grains; and for one that has come down in weight by two at a time, or by one measure less, this is the determination.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.37
न चापि तण्डुलैरेव वज्राणां धरणक्रमः । अष्टाभिः सर्षपैर्गैरैस्तंण्डुलं परिकल्पयेत्
na cāpi taṇḍulaireva vajrāṇāṃ dharaṇakramaḥ / aṣṭābhiḥ sarṣapairgairaistaṃṇḍulaṃ parikalpayet
Nor indeed is the manner of weighing diamonds by rice-grains alone; by eight heavy mustard-seeds one should reckon one rice-grain.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.38
यत्तु सर्वगुणैर्युक्तं वज्रं तरति वारिणि । रत्नवर्गे समस्ते ऽपि तस्य धारणमिष्यते
yattu sarvaguṇairyuktaṃ vajraṃ tarati vāriṇi / ratnavarge samaste 'pi tasya dhāraṇamiṣyate
But that diamond which, endowed with all the good qualities, floats on water — the wearing of that is held desirable among the whole class of gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.39
अल्पेनापि हि दोषेण लक्ष्यालक्ष्येण द्वषितम् । स्व (स) मूल्याद्दशमं भागं वज्रं लभति मानवः
alpenāpi hi doṣeṇa lakṣyālakṣyeṇa dvaṣitam / sva (sa) mūlyāddaśamaṃ bhāgaṃ vajraṃ labhati mānavaḥ
For a diamond spoiled even by a slight defect, whether visible or invisible, a man obtains (only) a tenth part of its (full) price.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.40
प्रकटानेकदोषस्य स्वल्पस्य महतो ऽपि वा । स्व (सु) मूल्याच्छतशो भागो वज्रस्य न विधीयते
prakaṭānekadoṣasya svalpasya mahato 'pi vā / sva (su) mūlyācchataśo bhāgo vajrasya na vidhīyate
For a diamond with many manifest defects, whether small or even large, not even a hundredth part of its price is fixed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.41
स्पष्टदोषमलङ्कारे वज्रं यद्यपि दृश्यते । रत्नानां परिकर्मार्थं मूल्यं तस्य भवेल्लघु
spaṣṭadoṣamalaṅkāre vajraṃ yadyapi dṛśyate / ratnānāṃ parikarmārthaṃ mūlyaṃ tasya bhavellaghu
Even though a diamond with evident defects is seen in an ornament, its price will be small, (it being used) for the setting off of (other) gems.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.42
प्रथमं गुणसम्पदाभ्युपेतं प्रतिबद्धं समुपैति यच्च दोषम् । अलमाभरणेन तस्य राज्ञो गुणहीनो ऽपि मणिर्न भूषणाय
prathamaṃ guṇasampadābhyupetaṃ pratibaddhaṃ samupaiti yacca doṣam / alamābharaṇena tasya rājño guṇahīno 'pi maṇirna bhūṣaṇāya
That which is at first endowed with a wealth of good qualities, and then, once set, acquires a defect — that suffices for the ornament of the king; a gem lacking good qualities is not for adornment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.43
नार्या वज्रमधार्यं गुणवदपि सुतप्रसूतिमिच्छन्त्या । अन्यत्र दीर्घाचिपिटत्र्यश्राद्यगुणैर्वियुक्ताच्च
nāryā vajramadhāryaṃ guṇavadapi sutaprasūtimicchantyā / anyatra dīrghācipiṭatryaśrādyaguṇairviyuktācca
A diamond is not to be worn by a woman who desires the birth of a son, even if it has good qualities — except one that lacks the qualities of length, flatness, three-corneredness and so on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.44
अयसा पुष्परागेण तथा गोमेदकेन च । वैदूर्यस्फटिकाभ्यां च काचैश्चापि पृथग्विधैः
ayasā puṣparāgeṇa tathā gomedakena ca / vaidūryasphaṭikābhyāṃ ca kācaiścāpi pṛthagvidhaiḥ
With iron, with topaz, and likewise with gomedaka, and with beryl and crystal, and also with glasses of various kinds,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.45
प्रतिरूपाणि कुर्वन्ति वज्रस्य कुशला जनाः । परीक्षा तेषु कर्तव्या विद्वद्भिः सुपरीक्षकैः
pratirūpāṇi kurvanti vajrasya kuśalā janāḥ / parīkṣā teṣu kartavyā vidvadbhiḥ suparīkṣakaiḥ
skilful people make imitations of diamond; an examination of these must be made by learned men who are good testers.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.46
क्षारोल्लेखनशाणाभिस्तेषां कार्यं परीक्षणम् । पृथिव्यां यानि रत्नानि ये चान्ये लोहधातवः
kṣārollekhanaśāṇābhisteṣāṃ kāryaṃ parīkṣaṇam / pṛthivyāṃ yāni ratnāni ye cānye lohadhātavaḥ
Their testing is to be done by means of alkali, scratching, and the whetstone. Whatever gems there are on earth, and whatever other metals and minerals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.47
सर्वाणि विलिखेद्वज्रं तच्च तैर्न विलिख्यते । गुरुता सर्वरत्नानां गौरवाधारकारणम्
sarvāṇi vilikhedvajraṃ tacca tairna vilikhyate / gurutā sarvaratnānāṃ gauravādhārakāraṇam
a diamond will scratch them all, and it is not scratched by them. Heaviness in all gems is the ground for their being held weighty (valuable);
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.48
वज्रे तां वैपरीत्येन सूरयः परिचक्षते । जातिरजातिं विलिखति जातिं विलिखन्ति वज्रकुरुविन्दाः
vajre tāṃ vaiparītyena sūrayaḥ paricakṣate / jātirajātiṃ vilikhati jātiṃ vilikhanti vajrakuruvindāḥ
in the case of diamond the wise declare it to be the reverse. The genuine scratches the non-genuine; the genuine is scratched by diamond-corundum.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.49
वज्रैर्वज्रं विलिखति नान्येन विलिख्यते वज्रम् । वज्राणि मुक्तामणयो ये च केचन जातयः
vajrairvajraṃ vilikhati nānyena vilikhyate vajram / vajrāṇi muktāmaṇayo ye ca kecana jātayaḥ
Diamond scratches diamond; by nothing else is diamond scratched. Diamonds, pearls, gems, and whatever kinds there are —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.50
न तेषां प्रतिबद्धानां भा भवत्यूर्ध्वगामिनी । तिर्यक् क्षतत्वात्केषाञ्चित्कथञ्चिद्यदि जायते । तिर्यग्विलिख्यमानानां सा (स) पार्श्वेषु विहन्यते
na teṣāṃ pratibaddhānāṃ bhā bhavatyūrdhvagāminī / tiryak kṣatatvātkeṣāñcitkathañcidyadi jāyate / tiryagvilikhyamānānāṃ sā (sa) pārśveṣu vihanyate
For those (diamonds) that are obstructed, the radiance does not travel upward; and if for some it somehow arises crosswise, because of a transverse scratch — for those that are scored crosswise it is broken up at the sides.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
GaP 1 68.51
यद्यपि विशीर्णकोटिः सबिन्दुरेखान्वितो विवर्णो वा । तदपि धनधान्यपुत्रान्करोति सेन्द्रायुधो वज्रः
yadyapi viśīrṇakoṭiḥ sabindurekhānvito vivarṇo vā / tadapi dhanadhānyaputrānkaroti sendrāyudho vajraḥ
Even if its point is shattered, or it carries dots and lines, or is off-colour, still a diamond that has the rainbow (sheen) produces wealth, grain and sons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
GaP 1 68.52
सौदा मिनीविस्फुरिताभिरामं राजा यथोक्तं कलिशं दधानः । पराक्रमाक्रान्तपरप्रतापः समस्तसामन्तभुवं भुनक्ति
saudā minīvisphuritābhirāmaṃ rājā yathoktaṃ kaliśaṃ dadhānaḥ / parākramākrāntaparapratāpaḥ samastasāmantabhuvaṃ bhunakti
A king who wears, as prescribed, a diamond lovely with lightning-like flashes, overwhelming the might of his foes by his valour, enjoys the whole territory of his vassals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition