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वंशराग (vaMzarAga)

 
Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid
English
(vaṃśarāga, bamboo-colored, adj. applied to a kind of vaiḍūrya-gem in Kauṭ. Arth., Shama-S.¹ 〔76.19〕
so also Jm 〔92.2〕 vaṃśarāga-vaiḍūrya-prabhā-vyatikara-harita-salilam
in line 4 (vs) the same is described as marakataharita-prabhair jalair …, which misled Speyer into taking va° as a synonym of marakata, emerald
but it is clear from Kauṭ. that it is another green gem.)
Schmidt Nachtrage zum Sanskrit Worterbuch
German
°वंशराग Adj. bambusfarbig, Kauṭ. 76, 2 v.u.