Why this word is great
PADPARADSCHA — [Noun] A rare pinkish-orange variety of corundum, especially sapphire. From Sanskrit पद्मरंग (padmaraṃga, "colour of the lotus flower"), via Sinhalese padma radschen ("lotus blossom"). Unlike "sapphire" (which encompasses all colors of corundum except red) or "ruby" (which is strictly red corundum), padparadscha is defined by its elusive, sunlit glow—neither wholly pink nor wholly orange, but the precise moment where the two surrender to each other. It is the blush of a lotus at dawn, the last ember of a dying fire, the flesh of a ripe mango held to the light—a gem that exists only where warmth and delicacy meet, as fleeting and as perfect as a sunset.