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and orpiment (ha). (It is to be cooked on fire many times, (it) becomes bright like Kondula (Mograpuspa), it is true."...
That is to say, take equal portion of these minerals and grind them. They are to be saturated with the milk of Vajra (Euphorbia antiquorum). Cast the whole thing into a vāramstaránodar (a kind of vessel ?) with copper plate '(leaf); it is to be melted by heating it in a crucible. Then it is to be poured into the dung of buffalo, having dug a pit; it becomes sílyet.
Take two parts of brass, two parts of silver, two parts of carbonate of soda (natron), two parts of borax; give øvetakāca (white glass) over, and under. Rule over the earth sitting on it..
Take Sāvukhāra (a kind of carbonate of soda), natron, oxide of arsenic, white glass (svetakāda) and orpiment, get them dried up in the milk of Cuscuta reflexa (Amarbel). Testiry 17 carat-silver. .
Combine one part of tin, 2 parts of mercury tā. 1, tin đā. 1 (?). lead tā 1, lac šā. 2, (rāla=yellow resin) and Symplocos racemosa tão 2and give (them) 3 gajapuţāgnis (3 roastings in fire lit in a pit mensuring : cubic yard). There becomes white lead or essence."
Take six times of pure and best tin, 0 pupil! I say again and again, naix it with lac and resin. As a result there takes place hapiness. If the essence does not become silver, abuse me.
Cast pearl bore of byter shell and tin into the path of Kanta iron, next mercury. Then Bhatāgni is to be given below it (i.e. to give heat to the mixturt). As a result merouty Becomes silver.
1. Ibid., 1. 26 2. Ibid., Ch. 2. 1. 26 (Comm.) That is silver is produced. 3. SRSS., 1. 27 4. SRSS. Ch. 1.35 5. SRSS. Ch. 1. 53 6. Ibid., Ch. 1. 54 7. SRSS., Ch. 1. 57
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