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# Rasarnava 12.51

Rasārṇava 12.51

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [12.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.12.51)

tīkṣṇaṃ nāgaṃ tathā śulvaṃ rasakena tu rañjayet  
samastaṃ jāyate hema kūṣmāṇḍakusumaprabham //

> One should color wrought iron, lead, and copper with calamine; / all becomes gold having the luster of a pumpkin flower.  
> — 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.12.51) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Ānandakanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.anandakanda.1.23.285) — Sanskrit

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