A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c33.622

v2.c33.622

827 Compare ayomala. 828 The same as lohacūrṇa. 829 Two varieties are mentioned: kāñcanābha (of a golden colour) and rajataprabha (of a silvery colour). Compare dhātumākṣika, nadija(dhātu), nepālī, tāpīja, tāpya. Mākṣika is also the name of a kind of honey. 830 Compare manohvā and śilā. 831 Compare ayomala. 832 Compare ratna. 833 The same as manaḥśilā. 834 The same as mākṣika. Nadija is interpreted as saindhava by Ḍalhaṇa ad U.17.27. 835 The same as suvarṇamākṣika (= kāñcanābhamākṣika) according to Ḍalhaṇa. 836 A synonym of manaḥśilā according to Ḍalhaṇa. 837 The same as naipālī. 838 A synonym of manaḥśilā (see Ḍalhaṇa). 839 The same as nepālaja. 840 The same as naipālī. 841 Stones or pebbles. 842 Mercury. Not explained by Ḍalhaṇa. Compare sutāra. P. Cordier (1899a: 2) regarded this reference to mercury as an interpolation by the reviser. 843 Explained as śambhuretas by Ḍalhaṇa. 844 Compare vidruma. 845 Artificially coloured sphaṭika or vaidūryopalaka; the latter is called veruḍika in the vernacular (see Ḍalhaṇa). 846 The same as puṣpakāsīsa according to Ḍalhaṇa. 847 Compare rūpya and tāra. 848 Compare maṇi. 849 Compare rajata. 850 The same as śilājatu. 851 One of the terms denoting gold. 852 The same as manaḥśilā. 853 Compare aśmajajatu, aśmajātajatu, śailajajatu. 854 See P.V. Sharma (1982b): 201. 855 Tumburuṃṛd, commonly known as tūrī, or, according to others, kṛṣṇamṛttikā (Ḍalhaṇa ad Sū.37.14); tuvaramṛttikā or, according to others, kardamarasaparpaṭikā (Cakra ad Sū.37.14); the same as tuvaramṛttikā (Ḍalhaṇa ad Ci.1.60). 856 Mercury according to Ḍalhaṇa. 857 Compare heman and kanaka. 858 Compare kanakagairika. 859 The same as mākṣika. 860 The same as mākṣikadhātu according to Ḍalhaṇa. 861 Compare rajata and rūpya. 862 The same as kṛṣṇaloha (Ḍalhaṇa ad Sū.38.62). 863 Compare pravāla.