________________
195
Especially, the references of leather-types, sandlewood, wools and blankets are a big surprise for a scholar. It is impossible to note each detail because they are innumerable. At this juncture, it is requested that an interested reader may go through the book of Dr. Madhu Sen titled, 'A Cultural Study of Niśītha-cūrņi.' vii) The 33rd adhyāya of Arthaśāstra is dedicated to metallurgy in which mines, ores, mints and coins are discussed. The Āvaśyakacūrņi provides an important reference in its depiction of Cāņakya's brief biography. When Cāņakya conspires with the help of Candragupta and parvataka to snatch away Nanda's kingdom, the first step taken by Cāņakya was to gather the information about the mines of valuable metals. The Āvaśyaka-cūrņi says, 'HEGACIUL Huid l’. The important coins mentioned in the Arthaśāstra (adhyāya 33) are pana, māșa and kākaņī. The references of “paņa' as a coin, are very few in the Ardhamāgadhī literature but the words āvana, āvanavīhi and āvanīya are very common.
The frequent use of the words 'HTC' and of count' is seen in the Prakrit narratives. Uttarādhyayana quotes -
जहा कागिणिए हेउं , सहस्सं हारए नरो ।
__ अपत्थं अंबगं भोच्चा , राया रज्जं तु हारए ।।
(Uttarādhyayana 7.11) “As one loses thousand to get a kākiņi, likewise the king lost his kingdom by transgressing his dietary regimen by eating a mango.” In the 8th adhyayana, it is mentioned that - जहा लाहो तहा लोहो , लाहा लोहो पवड्डइ । दोमासकयं कज्जं कोडीए वि न निट्टियं ।।
(Uttarādhyayana 8.17) “As one gains some profit, one's greed increases. I started this work to get two māsas but my lust does not end even after getting
