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# Rasarnava 9.16

Rasārṇava 9.16

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.siddha.rasarnava.9.16)

koṣātakīdalarasaiḥ kṣārairvā niculodbhavaiḥ  
devadālīśivābījaṃ guñjāsaindhavaṭaṅkaṇam  
bhāvayedamlavargeṇa viḍo 'yaṃ hemajāraṇaḥ //

> With the leaf-juice of koṣātakī or with alkalis derived from nicula,  
> one should process devadālī, śivā seeds, guñjā, rock salt, and borax  
> with the acid group: this alchemical flux digests gold.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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