There are 22 jyotiṣa gems whose Sanskrit names are known
- 12 jyotiṣa gems for the rāśi
- 9 jyotiṣa gems for the graha
- 1 jyotiṣa gem for the lagna
| Sanskrit | Trans | English (?) | Sanskrit | Trans | English (?) | ||
| 1 | वज्र | vajra | Diamond | 12 | शशिकान्ता | śaśikāntā | Moon-stone |
| 2 | इन्द्रनील | indranīla | Sky Sapphire | 13 | सौगन्धिक | saugandhika | Lotus-Ruby |
| 3 | मरकत | marakata | Emerald | 14 | गोमेदक | gomedaka | Hessonite |
| 4 | कर्केतर | karketara | Chrysoberyl | 15 | शङ्ख | śaṅkha | Nacre |
| 5 | पद्मराग | padmarāga | Ruby | 16 | महानील | mahānīla | Blue Sapphire |
| 6 | रुधिर | rudhira | Carnelian | 17 | पुष्पराग | puṣparāga | Yellow ~ |
| 7 | वैदूर्य | vaidūrya | Beryl Cats eye? | 18 | ब्रह्ममणि | brahmamaṇi | Topaz? |
| 8 | पुलक | pulaka | Garnet | 19 | ज्योतीरस | jyotīrasa | Agate |
| 9 | विमलक | vimalaka | Pyrite | 20 | सस्यक | sasyaka | Azurite |
| 10 | राजमणि | rājamaṇi | Red Diamond? | 21 | मुक्ता | muktā | Pearl |
| 11 | स्फटिक | sphaṭika | Rock Crystal | 22 | प्रवाल | pravāla | Red Coral |
Pañca ratna
Five principal gemstones for pañca tattva listed in veda
Used when planets are in own sign indicating the tattva and are lighter color
- Vajra (Diamond): Jala | Used to free the waters by Indra
- Indra-nīla (Sapphire): Vāyu
- Marakata (Emerald): Pṛthvi
- Padmarāga (Ruby): Agni
- Muktā (Ivory-Pearl): Ākāśa
Navaratna śloka
“Bṛhat Jātaka1”, quoted in the “Maṇi- mālā2” also “Jātaka Pārijāta3”
māṇikyaṁ taraṇeḥ sujātyamamalaṁ muktāphalaṁ śītagoḥ
māheyasya ca vidrumaṁ marakataṁ saumyasya gārutmatama
devejyasya ca puṣparājamasurācāryasya vajraṁ śaneḥ
nīlaṁ nirmalamanyayośca gadite gomedavaidūryake
Māṇikya (Ruby for Sun)
- Muktā (Pearl for Moon)
- Vidruma (Coral for Mars)
- Marakata (Emerald for Mercury)
- Puṣparāga (Yellow Sapphire for Jupiter)
- Vajra (Diamond for Venus)
- Nīla (Blue Sapphire for Saturn)
- Gomeda (Hessonite or Opal for Rāhu)
- Vaidūrya (Beryl, Cats Eye for Ketu)
- Varāhamihira
- page 575, verse 79 by S.M. Tagore (1879)
- chap. 2, sloka 21 compiled by Śrī Vaidyanātha Dikṣitar
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