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# Rasarnava 7.2

Rasārṇava 7.2

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.7.2)

śrībhairava uvāca  
mākṣiko vimalaḥ śailaś capalo rasakastathā  
sasyako daradaścaiva srotoñjanam athāṣṭakam  
aṣṭau mahārasāścaivam etān prathamataḥ śṛṇu //

> The venerable Bhairava said:  
> Pyrite, vimala, bitumen, capala, calamine,  
> blue vitriol, cinnabar, and stibnite make eight;  
> such are the eight primary minerals; listen to them first.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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