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Some Chemical Processes Make kajjali (black sulphide of mercury or aethiop's mineral of mercury) tā 5 and sulphur tā.5 by rubbing them with the juice of Sonchus aruenois (Sahadevī) and rub them in the juice of Vitisakauntegyulari (Codhāra hādasākali). Put the whole thing into a crucible and seal it up. Give it fire in a Vālukāyantra for 4 praharas-dipägni, madhurāgni; Kālāgni, and hathāgni-thus (for) 5 praharas (with these five kinds of fire.respectively).
Prāṇe kha-bāsa,
Rub the king of sulphur (or sulphur and mecrury ?) in the juice of variegated-coloured Kakarudā (a kind of vanaspati). Put zinc mixed with sambhara salt into a small copper box and wrap it up with iron and wire, and close it up, give it fire for four praharas.
It is said by Mahādeva Majyo."
Grind lime of oyster shell in the milk of Euphorbia nivuiia. Keep that powder dipped (immersed) in milk for 8 praharas. Next fill it into a horn of she-buffalo and close it up, put 3 layers of cloth and clay over it. Dig a pit measuring up to the knee, put the horn into it, give it fire of 2 baskets of dry wild cowdung cakes; the thing (essence) is produced. 3
Cook Kāmini (Nāgachikani), Kanda (bud of garlic), juice of Jambira (citrus medica) orpiment in a Vālukāyantra. What the famine will do4 ?x . That is, gold or silver will be produced by this chemical process. Its meaning :
Take orpiment sr. and mercury sr., purify mercury and make collyrium of both. Next rub it in the juice of Kamini-Nāgachikani (Centipeda orbicularis) If green (Nāgachikani) is not found take ţth of that, rub it in that, next Kanda-it is (bud), bud of garlic, rub it in the juice of garlic fot 10 days.
Next rub it in the juice of Jambira (citrus medica) for 10 days. Next dry it up and fill it into a bottle with open mouth, make it covered with a layer of wax and cloth, and put it into a Vālukāyantra, Cook it with fire for 12 praharas. Thus 3 and 7 bottles are to be turned over. That becomes successeful (accomplished), give only 1 dose of medicine measuring 1 māsā of rice.5 1. SRSS., Ch. IX. 45 x. Not explainable in absence of a commentary. 2. SRSS., Ch. 11. 2.24 3. Ibid., Ch, 12. 24 X. SRSS.. Ch. XIII. 2.16 (vesse) 4. SRSS., Ch. XIII. 2.16. 5. Ibid.
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