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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
A few formulas published by Muniji on preparation of black ink are given below:
सहवर भुंग त्रिफला, कासीसं लोहमेव नीली च ।
सम कज्जल बोल युता, भवति मषो ताड़पत्राणाम् ।। व्याख्या : सहवरेति कांय सेहरिओ (धमासो), भृङ्गगेति भांगुरवो त्रिफला प्रसिद्धैव, कासीसमिति कासीसम येन काथदि रज्यते । लोहमिति लोहचूर्णम् । नीलीति गलीनिष्पादको वृक्षः तद् रस : रसंविना सर्वेर्षी मुक्तव्य काथः क्रियते स च रसोऽपि सम्भवतित, कज्जल-बोलयोमध्ये निक्षिप्यते ततस्ताऽपत्रमषी भवतीति ॥
Before actually translating this formula, it is necessary to sound a word of caution that the old texts, made use of a number of ingradients welknown to Ayurveda in the form of herbs, fruits, nuts, roots, juices etc. which were commonly used then. Some of them are difficult to obtain now.However, a rough translation of the above will explain the recipe to a certain extent.
Substances like Kataserio (Dhamaso) a thorny bush, growing on the banks of lakes or rivers: Jalabhangra no ras, i.e. juice of a plant. Triphala a well known mixture of Harda, Behada and Amla Kasisu (?) and Lodanu Churna i. e. Iron powder, are boiled till a thick paste is made. This paste is then mixed with gali nu ras i.e. Juice of an Indigo plant in equal proportion to which is added lamp black and bijabol in the same proportion. Thus, the ink for writing on palm-leaf is made.
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