Rasendracudamani 14.1

14.1

Rcūm, 14
{vargas of metals}
śuddhaṃ lohaṃ kanakarajataṃ bhānulohāśmasāraṃ pūtīlohaṃ dvitayamuditaṃ nāgavaṅgābhidhānam /
miśraṃ lohaṃ tritayamuditaṃ pittalaṃ kāṃsyavartaṃ dhātur lohe luha iti mataḥ so'pi kaṣārthavācī //

Rcūm, 14
Pure metal is stated to be gold, silver, copper, and iron; putrid metal is spoken of as the pair called lead and tin. / Mixed metal is spoken of as a triad: brass, bell-metal, and alloy; the verbal root regarding metal is considered luha, and it also conveys the sense of striking or colour.