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Killing of all metais Metal is killed with the oil of orpiment and ; pai of salt ammoniac, Put them into a bottle and place it in a Tikaliyantra, oil comes out. All métals get killed with orpiment and realgar.
The process of making camphor 1. Mix phe, camphor and borax-tā 7 each, Fill them into kşinānna (sweet rice cooked with milk ?) and keep them there for 22 praharas. There will be comphor.?
. 2. Scrape the nāli (tube-wood) of bomboo, fill it into the womb of bulb (cepa) of a banana plant. Fill brarāsa camphor (Borneo 'camphor) under and over it. and keep it in the sunshine for 2 ghaạis (2x24 minutes by spreading it out). Baraśa camphor is produced. 3
Second Section
Apparatus (Yantra) The Suvarna-Raupya-Siddhi śāstra refers to the construction of apparatus for brining about the chemical process. It is stated that mercury a pair of medicines, quantum of fire and earthen Pots (earthern) lidssaravai are necessary for bringing about the chemical process. Its author speaks of chemistry and metallurgy. (dhāovāo) by covering the remaining demonstrations.
This work makes mention of various types of apparatus for chemical action (rasakarma) in course of its discourse on different kinds of Chemical preparations, such as Dolikāyantra.5
Vālukāyantra 6, Patālayantra.?, Damaruyantra Dalayantra”.
1. SRSS, Ch. V. 1. 2. SRSS, Ch. XIII. 10 3. Ibid., XIII. 11. 4. Suvarna-Raupya-Siddhi-Šāstra, Ch. 1, 5. 5. Ibid. Ch. 3. 20, 3. 21, 3. 40, 3. 81; 3. 83, 4. 18; 4. 25; 5. 38; 6. 6;
6. 15, 7. 9, 7.28; 9. 14; 9. 25; 9,27; 10.1; 11.35; 11. 2, 26; 11.2, 32;
12.8; 13.24, 6. Ibid., Ch. 2.11, 3.3; 3.8; 5.3; 5,40; 6,29; 6.30; 6.31; 8.25; 29, 31, 32.
33; 9.45; 9.58; 10.11; 12. 26; 13. 16. 7. Ibid, Ch. 3.6; 4. 14; 5. 35; 7. 23; 10. 28; 11. 41; 12.9.
. 8. Ibid. Ch. 9.56; 66; 11. 1. 6; 11. 2. 1; 12. 5. 9. Ibid; Ch. 4. 11, 6. 17x; 7. 15; 16; 8.11; 8. 12; 9, 40; 10. 22; 23.
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