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# Rasarnava 6.49

Rasārṇava 6.49

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.6.49)

madonmattagajaḥ sūtaḥ kāntamaṅkuśamucyate  
kṣetraṃ khātvā grahītavyaṃ tatprayatnena bhūyasā //

> Mercury is a rutting intoxicated elephant; loadstone is said to be its goad.  
> Having dug into the earth, it should be extracted with great effort.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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