Veḷuriya
Veḷuriya,(nt.) [cp.dial.Sk.vaiḍūrya] a precious stone,lapis lazuli; cp.the same word “beryl” (with metathesis r›l; not fr.the Sk.form),which the Greeks brought to Europe from India.-- D.I,76; Vin.II,112; S.I,64; A.I,215; IV,199,203 sq.; J.III,437; Pv.II,75; Mhvs 11,16; DhA.II,220.Often in descriptions of Vimānas,e.g.Vv 21; 121; 171; cp.VvA.27,60.-- Probably through a word-play with veḷu (bamboo; popular etymology) it is said to have the colour of bamboo:see vaṁsa-rāga & vaṁsa-vaṇṇa.At J.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 foll.enumeration of precious stones:pavāḷa coral,lohitaṅka ruby,masāragalla cat’s eye,veḷuriya lapis lazuli,vajira diamend.See also under ratana1.(Page 650)