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# Rasarnava 7.24

Rasārṇava 7.24

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.7.24)

śeṣau madhyau ca lākṣāvat śīghradrāvau tu niṣphalau  
vaṅgavaddravate vahnau capalastena kīrtitaḥ //

> The remaining two are middling, melting quickly like lac, but are fruitless;  
> it melts like tin in fire; therefore it is called capala (fickle).  
> — 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.7.24) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Rasaratnasamuccaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.rasaratnasamuccaya.2.141) — Vāgbhaṭa (alchemist), Sanskrit

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