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# Anandakanda 2.9.6

Ānandakanda 2.9.6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [2.9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.2.9.6)

tṛṇauṣadhirasānāṃ ca naiva siddhiḥ prajāyate /  
tasmātsarvaprayatnena jñātavyā tu kulauṣadhiḥ //

> And alchemical perfection of mercury never arises from ordinary grass-herbs;  
> therefore, by every effort, the family herb must be understood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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