Book Title: Suvarna Raupya Siddhi Shastra
Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ 126 Take oxide of arsenic (Somala) pai 1 and the juice of the leaf of Anacardium (Bhılāmā) and give cayā (drops) of the latter to the former.' Mix 1 māsā of oxide of arsenic with 1 tola of copper, combine half (of copper ?) gotaka (combination of copper or gold ?)? The leaf of Aditivuti (Helianthus sunflower annus) is like cinā (gram?), give saturation to white sulphide of antimony (or Collyrium of antimony) and sulphide of mercury (=cinnabar=hiṁgula) with the juice of seed of Aditi ārā into it. (i. e. the leaf of Aditivuți-pān). Next give it 7 puțas of clay. Next put the whole thing into a glass Casket (Kācāküpi) and give fire to it for 4 or 8 praharas. The essence is produced. Mix one māsā of the essence with one tola of copper. There becomes good gold.? . . Take Khurāsāṇi castor=pārasa castor, its fruit is without thorn, know this test : Reduce to paste orpiment, cinnabar and mercury (by rubbing) into that, make a ball out of the paste. Next put the medicine into the mouth of an earthen pot, paint it over and put a lid into its mouth. Keep a vessel (thāma) under it. lit fire over it. I tola of oil of the essence which comes out of it is to be mixed into copper Vā. 1 or māsā-1. There becomes gold. Put together silver ma. 1, gram of raw iron-rati 4, and zinc rati 4 by mixing borax equal to the quantity of these three metals. Again put them together and heat them. When remains, 1 masa of silver, then mix 2 masas of sakharo gold. put the cup into a crucible Next there becomes gold of 3 masas Melt together silver-māsā-1, copper māsā 1, iron mā 1 and zinc mā. 1. Again, put them into the wax of Bhoặalazz (a kind of bee) on a pan. Turn round the mixture again and again. When there remains 2 māsās of it, then put it into a second crucible and mix 4 māsās of pure gold and 1 māsā of puthalidala (not identified) into it and melt them. There becomes gold of 8 carats. Staying in that place, there takes, place a decrease of 2 carats in it. 1. SRSS., Ch. 3. 25 2. SRSS., Ch. 3. 29 3. SRSS., Ch. 3. 33 4. SRSS., Ch. 3. 36 zx It is difficult to define Bhodala here whether it is tree or mica. 5. SRSS., Ch. 3. 37 Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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