[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) › [Tantric alchemical scriptures and works of the Rasasiddhas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha) › [Rasarnava](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava) › 5.21 # Rasarnava 5.21 Rasārṇava 5.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.5.21) tīvragandharasasparśair dravyaiḥ sthāvarajaṅgamaiḥ mriyate badhyate caiva rasaḥ svedanamardanāt // > By substances inanimate and animate possessing sharp odors, tastes, and touches, / mercury is calcined and bound through steaming and grinding. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.5.20) - [Next: 5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.5.22) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava~en-mt.5.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.5.21) · Pramāṇa