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# Rasarnava 12.240

Rasārṇava 12.240

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [12.240](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.12.240)

gṛhītvā śuṣkavaṃśaṃ tu kṣipettoyasya madhyataḥ  
jāyate haritaṃ snigdham ahorātreṇa niścitam  
muñcatyaṅkurapattrāṇi dṛśyate tanmanoharam //

> Taking a dried bamboo, one should throw it into the midst of the water; / within a day and night, it definitely becomes green and glossy, / and puts forth sprouts and leaves—it appears delightful.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava~en-mt.12.240) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Ānandakanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.23.452) — Sanskrit

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