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Then this ash of it is fit for use in medicinc.1 The process of taking out the essence of orpiment is as follows :
Take equal portion of orpiment and borax, and rub them with Kalatthi, clarified butter made of buffalo milk and honey; Make balls of them. Put them in an earthen jar (or yessel.) Put a lid having holes over its mouth. Close the joint between the lid and vessel, place it on the furnace and give slow and intense fire to it. When the white smoke begins to come out first blue and yellow smoke comes out and at last white smoke. Then close the holes of the lid nicely with cowdung. On its getting cooled down, take it out and break the joint of the jar and take out the essence deposited in the jar.2 The process of making the essence of orpiment
Combine together equal quantity of godanti orpiment sr., * of Cinothi-(Beadtru=Abrus precatsrius) seed of Palāsa pāpad-(Butra monosperma ?) $ sr. and dip them into the urine of she-goat, give them 3 pațas. (roastings). Put a strong seal by pourine them into an earthen vessel. Make a hole into the inner jar (Jar between two jars); put the paạo (quanttiy= does) of medicine into that jar. Give a strong seal with the earthen jar. Fill the dung of she-goat into the upper jar, give fire to it,
The essence of orpiment comes up.3
1. Madhutulye ghanibhūte kaşāye Brrhmāmulaje /
Trivāram tālakam bhāvyaṁ pistvā mūtre atha māhișc* Upalairdaśabhrdeyaṁ puțaṁ ruddhātha peșayet / Evaṁ dvādaśadhā pācyam śuddham yogeșu yojayet.” Rs., 3/79., Vägbhat. Kulitthakvāthasaubhāgyamahişyajyamadhuplutam / Sthālyām ksiptvā vidadhyācca mallenacchidrayoginā Samyangnirudhya śikhinam jvālayetkramavardhitam / Ekapraharamātraṁdhramādāya gomayaiḥ // Yamānte chidramudghātya drșțe dhūme ca pāņdure / Śitāṁ sthālim sattvamut-rtya- cāharet // Sarvapānasattvānāṁ prakārāh santi kotisah / Granthauistarabhitā, atra likhitā na mayā khalu II.
Rs., 3.80–83. 3. SRSS., ch. IV. 6
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