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and give it fire for 2 praharas. The essence is produced. Mix the essence vāla 1 into copper gadi 1. There becomes (gold) of 18 carates (Viśva):
Keep Cadaba farinosa Forsk (Teliukanda) in oil for 5 days, do it in such a way as four fingers get sunk. Next grind Cadaba farinosa with oil 1 r., mek s. of lead and put it into that mixture of oil, and Teliukanda. (There becomes) gold.?
O d khara ash or (Salt) to. 3, turmeric to. 3, lemon juice to 3, melt zinc to. 1, go on putting the powder and go on putting the juice of leaves of 7. black datura, go on blowing ashes, thus go on putting juice up to 3 tolas. Mix 1 tolā of copper with 14 māsās of the essence; gold ? :
Melt sulphar into a tapeli (pot), pour it into the juice of Bandāli (Løranthus longifolia) 14 times, melt together copper and silver. Mix their combination gadi 1 with the essence vāla* 1. (Gold).
Grind together tin (Kalahi) 1 șr., 14 ratis of patri (not identified), pure orpiment ta. 3, Euphorbia pilulifera ța. 3, ånd green leaf of Lawsonia alb (Mahedi) and make pills. Next wrap up the pill or ball with tħtead, then make a hole into a big ripe brinjal, put the ball into it and close the hole by giving (puiting) a piece of it into its mouth, put 7 layers of cloth and clay over it; get it dried up in the shade, next cook it, in the fire st 5 wd 7 dry cow dung cakes. Thus give 106 patas (roastings) to it. This is the essence. Mix 1 rati of the essence into 1 ga(
d ana) of copper; (gold?)
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1. SRSS., Ch. 12. 57 2. SRSS., Ch. 13. 7 3. SRSS, Ch. 13. 8 4. SRSS., Ch. 13. 9 5. SRSS., Ch. 13. 20
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