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A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s8.t1.7

A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v2.c32.s8.t1.7

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v2.c32.s8.t1.7

The mahārasas are 8 in number; e. g. mercury, cinnabar, sasyaka, rasaka, &c. ... ... ... the rasas are mica, green vitriol and rājāvarta, &c. ... ... ... sulphur, orpiment and realgar, &c. are the uparasas as regarded by learned teachers. Cf. Vol. i, pp. 79 and 89.