neuter
lapis lazuli
a lapis lazuli
Veḷuriya (neuter) [cf. dialect Sanskrit vaiḍūrya] a precious stone, lapis lazuli; cf. the same word "beryl" (with metathesis r > l; not from the Sanskrit form), which the Greeks brought to Europe from India. — D I 76; Vin II 112; S I 64; A I 215; IV 199, 203 f.; Ja III 437; Pv II 7 5 ; Mhv 11, 16; Dhp-a II 220. Often in descriptions of vimānas, e.g. Vv 2 1 ; 12 1 ; 17 1 ; cf. Vv-a 27, 60. — Probably through a word-play with veḷu (bamboo; popular etymology) it is said to have the colour of bamboo: see vaṃsa-rāga and vaṃsa-vaṇṇa. At Ja I 207 a peacock's neck is described as having the colour of the veḷuriya. At Miln 267 (in inventory of "loka") we have the following enumeration of precious stones: pavāḷa coral, lohitaṅka ruby, masāragalla cat's eye, veḷuriya lapis lazuli, vajira diamend. See also under ratana 1 .
(masc, masc) cat's eye; lapis lazuli; beryl; semi-precious stone lapis lazuli