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The process of making Carat.
(36) Combine all these-two masas of silver, 1 masa of copper, 2 masas of grain (particles) of iron, 2 māsās o bell-metal (Kāṁsā), 2 māsās of zine, 2 māsas of lead in an earthen pot and liquefy. While melting, there reamain 3 māsas of them, stop it then, give rang to silver. Then melt Hunnano silver 7 ratis, with one rati of Kalka (essence) and with 3 māsas of the above thing. Put the essence, while melting them. Put one rati of copper of Thutha. Melt all these. There will be good (pure) gold. If 1 masa of the essence is put into 3 tolas of vani (things,) there increase the carat. Thus true (73).
(37). Take out the juice (asava) of grape, again take out its spirit (tejab). Smear the leaves of mica with that spirit. Tap the leaves of mica after their drying up.
Mercury will come out. Thus tap them (repeat the process) 5 or 7 times by smearing and smearing; mercury comes out of mica. This is called marvellous mercury. (74).
(38) Combine together the pieces of oxide of arsenic (Somal) pai. 5 bhar and mercury pai. 5 bhar and boil them in the water of curd made of the milk of eace (she-sheep)-15 srs.
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Mercury flies up (disappears) and oxide of arsenic (somal) becomes wax (like). Rub Oxide of arsenic and mercury in the juice of Kakarumda for 3 days. Next put (give) the whole thing into a Dolikayantra. Mix 1 rati of the essence into 1 tola of copper. There becomes silver (75).
(39) Rub mercury to. 1, oxide of arsenic tola 1, alum to. 1, borax to. 1 and Samdhava salt to. 1-all these medicines with the juice of citrus lemon in a mortar for 4 praharas.
Next keep an iron pan below. Make tablets of that medicine, put them into that cup, put (give) a copper cup over (it). Press both the putas (lids) and give a layer of cloth and clay over it. Get it dried up and cook it in a gajaputa. The copper cup swells, crush that and give 1 or 2 ratis, of the essence into 1 tola of copper. Gold (76).
(40) There is Tecoma undulata (Rohiḍo) of 100 years old. Take out the bark of its branch, crush it into powder. Take out 2 srs of bark. Put
of that bark into a small earthen vessel. Next take mercury pai. 1. Take lead pai. 1 bhar. Make hard lump with mercury. Put the tablets of mercury and lead over that powder; give over it again that powder of Rohiḍā. Make that powder taghari for 7 or 9 days. There is the dung of a calf of an animal (cow, etc.); make powder (of it) wet by crushing it. Next give a seal to the mouth of an earthen jar (by putting the thing into it). Place that jar into a Velukayantra, put a bottle (below), put sand into a big jar
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