Rasadhyaya 332

332

pūrvam abhrakair akhaṇḍavrīhibhiḥ ślakṣṇapāṣāṇakarkarair vādṛḍhanahīnavastrako thalikāṃ bhṛtvā dvāraṃ davarakeṇa dṛḍhaṃ baddhvā kāṣṭhapattrikāyāṃ jalapūrṇāyāṃ muktvā gāḍhaṃ tathā mardanīyo yathābhrakaṃ cūrṇībhūya kiṃcid bahir niḥsarati || 2

First, filling a strong, undamaged cloth bag with pieces of mica, unhusked rice, and fine gravel, and tying the opening firmly with a cord, one places it in a wooden bowl full of water and must rub it vigorously so that the mica, becoming crushed into powder, issues out slightly. || 2