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Make lump of lead 1 and mercury 1 by grinding them in cissum Triangularis (Tridhārı Hadasākala) and make the essence. Put together tin ţā 9 and the essence ţā. 1 or there will be Euphorbia nivutia or nerifolia. 3
Make powder of Nākacīkani (Centipeda orbicularis) by crushing it. Mix a little mercury into equal to the lime of oyster shall and close it up in an iron samputa (lid); silver. 4
Reduce to paste mercury in Momordica charantia (Kareli) for three days with the butt of green Neem wood (Melia Azadirachta). Close it up by giving Haravası (not identified) and Naravasri (not identified) under and over lt. Give in fire for 2 praharas. There will be black silver.5
Reduce mercury to. 1 to paste in Kerarasa (Juice of capparis decidua Edgew) and Aconite ferox, put it into lemon (juice), next put it into ash, give it fire for 4 ghatikās (4x24=96 minutes). It becomes silver., True.
Mix tin with sulphur It becomes silver.
Rub sulphur sr and honey sr., then rub mercury sr. in the juice of Ocimum sanctum; combine both of them and fill them into a bottle and put three layers of cloth and clay over it. Dig a pit with a depth upto the waist and fill it up with horsedung and, keep that bottle into it for 6 months. There becomes oil, it is to be given to silver.!
Give Anacardium under and over the leaf of zinc by grinding it. (Anacardium), give it gajapuțāgni for 4 praharas. When there remains half of it, combine it with silver, give it fire of dry wild cowdung cakes.
Put mercury sr. into a lead sampuța (lid) of 1 sr., place the sampuța into an earthen pot. (or bowl). Next pour horse's urine 5 srs. into it by mixing with samcala luņa (a kind of salt) 1 sr., give (put) seven layers of cloth and clay over it and give it fire for 16 praharas. Mix 1 rati of tin. Silver is produced. 3
3. SRSS., Ch. 10. 63. 4. SRSS., Ch., 11. 6. 5. SRSS., Ch. 11. 15. 6. SRSS., Ch. 11. 23. 7. SRSS. Ch. 11. 25. 1. Ibid., Ch. 11. 28. 2. SRSS., Ch. 11. 32. 3. SRSS., Ch. 11. 2.9.
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