History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c26.11

c26.11

Another well-known treatise is Sarangadhara-samgraha—a compilation by Sarangadhara Its peculiarity is that it is based upon the Ayurvedas (the Charaka, etc.) on the one hand and the Tantric chemical treatises on the other. In the chapter on the purification and incineration of metals, seven of these are recognized; but, strange to say, there does not occur any mention of zinc Later on, nine metals are named including two alloys, brass and bell-metal, after the nine planets, the significance of which will be discussed in the proper place. The date of Sarangadhara can be ascertained with accuracy, as besides this medical compendium he is the author of the "Paddhati", a voluminous miscellany containing with other matters a poetical anthology. The author dates his work in *Samvat* 1420 or A.D. 1363. The name of the author's father is Damodara and that of the grandfather, Raghavadeva, who attended the court of Raja Hammira, the Chauhan.