[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) › 5.23 # Rasendracudamani 5.23 Rasendracūḍāmaṇi 5.23 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.5.23) kṣiptvā tāṃ paṅkile garte jvālayenmūrdhni pāvakam / adhaḥpātanayantraṃ hi tadaitat parikīrtitam // > Having placed it in a muddy pit, one should kindle a fire on top; / this indeed is declared to be the downward-distillation apparatus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.5.22) - [Next: 5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.5.24) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani~en-mt.5.23) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Ānandakanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.26.23) — Sanskrit - [Śivatattvaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.rajadharma.sivatattvaratnakara.78.21) — Basappa Nāyaka 1684, Sanskrit - [Śivattvaratnākara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.pasu.sivattvaratnakara.78.21) — Basava, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasendracudamani.5.23) · Pramāṇa