[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Alchemy and Iatrochemistry](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa) › [Rasendracudamani](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani) › 14.1 # Rasendracudamani 14.1 Rasendracūḍāmaṇi 14.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.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. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 13.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.13.78) - [Next: 14.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.14.2) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani~en-mt.14.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Rasaratnasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasaratnasamuccaya.5.1) — Vāgbhaṭa (alchemist), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.14.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.14.1) · Pramāṇa