[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956) › c44 # History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c44: Extracts from RASAHRIDAYA. History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c44 - **Language:** English ### Extracts from RASAHRIDAYA. ### [c44.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.1) भगवद्गोविन्दपादविरचितात्‌ रसह्नदयादुद्धृताः श्लोकाः। ### [c44.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.2) A=MS from Nepal. B=MS from India Office Library, with a commentary, named "Bálánvaya-bodhiká" C=MS. from Benares ### [c44.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.3) द्वितौयपटलादुद्धताः श्लोकाः। ### [c44.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.4) \[टीका—मूर्च्छितरसस्य उत्थापनसंस्कारमाह—\] अमुना विरेचनेन हि सुविशुद्धो नागवङ्कपरिमुक्तः। सूतः¹ पातनयन्त्रे समुत्थितः² काञ्जिके क्वाथात्³ ॥ \[टीका—अथ मूर्च्छितरसस्य पञ्चमोद्दिष्टपातनसंस्कारं स्पष्टयन्नाह—\] कृत्वा तु शुल्वपिष्टीं⁴ निपात्यते नागवङ्गभ्रङ्गातः⁵ । तस्मिन् दोषान् मुक्त्वा⁶ निपतति शुद्धस्तथा सूतः⁷ ॥ ### [c44.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.5) ¹ A reads पात्य, which makes the sentence incomplete and the metre defective. ### [c44.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.6) ² A reads शुविशुद्ध, which is a tautology as well as a grammatical error ### [c44.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.7) ³ काञ्जिकेन क्वाथात् is the variant in B. This is a defective metre ### [c44.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.8) ⁴ A reads सुल्वपिष्टिम् । ### [c44.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.9) ⁵ निपात्यैते नागभङ्ग सदोष is the reading in A, which is incorrect as well as defective metre ### [c44.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.10) ⁶ A reads सुक्त दोषांस्त्यक्त्वा । ### [c44.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.11) ⁷ A reads शुद्ध', which is a tautology as well as a grammatical error. ### [c44.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.12) अष्टाङ्गलविस्तारं¹ दैर्घ्येण² दशाङ्गलं त्वधोभाण्डम्। कण्ठादधः समुच्छ्रितचतुरङ्गुलकज्जलाधारम्³ ॥ अन्तःप्रविष्टतलभाण्डं⁴वदनजलमग्ननिजमुखप्रान्ता⁵। उपरिष्टाच्चिपिटपटी⁶ देयोदरषोडशाङ्गुलविशाला ॥ तस्मिश्चोर्ध्वं भाण्डे⁷ निपातितः सकलदोषनिर्मुंक्तः⁸। सुतरां भवति रसेन्द्रो जीर्णग्रासोऽपि पात्योऽसौ⁹ ॥ कृत्वाथ ¹⁰ नष्टपिष्टिं त्रिफलाग्निशिखिगुराजिकापटु ### [c44.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.13) सप्तमः पटलः । ### [c44.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.14) \[टीका—अथ विड़विधानमारभ्यते—\] ### [c44.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.15) ग्रासं न मुञ्चति न वाञ्छति तच्च भूयः कांश्चिद्गुणान्¹ भजति² नित्यमनुक्तमात्रान्³ । यज्जौर्य्यते प्रचुरकेवलवह्निद्योगात् तस्माद्बिड़ैर्मुनिविड़ैः सह⁴ जारणा स्यात् ॥ ### [c44.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.16) ¹ A reads काचीद्गुणान्, which is incorrect. ### [c44.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.17) ² B reads व्रजति । ### [c44.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.18) ³ मुक्तविवनुक्तमात्रात्, is the variant in A. ### [c44.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.19) ⁴ A reads सुनियत्तैरिसु, which seems to be incorrect मुनिविड़ैः means by seven विड्स, mentioned below ### [c44.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.20) \[टीका—विड़विधानमाह—\] ### [c44.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.21) सौवर्च्वलकटुकत्रयकाङ्क्षी⁵काशीसगन्धकैश्च विड़ैः । शित्रो रसशतभाव्यैस्ताम्वट्लान्यपि हि जारयति⁶ ॥ ### [c44.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.22) ⁵ A reads काणि, which is incorrect ### [c44.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.23) ⁶ A has शियुरसशतभावितम् । मख दनान्नपि हि जारयति, which is incorrect as well as defective in metre ### [c44.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.24) \[टीका—विड़ान्तरमाह—\] ### [c44.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.25) सर्व्वाङ्गदग्धमूलकप्रतिगलितं सुरभिमूत्रेण⁷ । शतभाव्यं बलिवसया⁸ तत्क्षणतो जीर्य्यते हेम ॥ ### [c44.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.26) ⁷ सर्ब्वाङ्ग' दग्धमूलकं रसप्रतिमतिगलितसुरभिमूत्रेण, a variant in A, which has no metre at all ### [c44.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.27) ⁸ A reads शतभावितरसमग्रया, which has no sense. ### [c44.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.28) \[टीका—अथ क्षारवृक्षगुल्मौषधीराह—\] ### [c44.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.29) कदलीपलाशतिल⁹निचुलकनकसुर्दाल्लिवास्तुकैरण्डाः । वर्षाभूवृषमोचक¹⁰सहिताः क्षारा यथालाभम् ॥ ### [c44.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.30) ⁹ तिल is not found in B ### [c44.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.31) ¹⁰ A reads माचौक, which seems to be incorrect, ### [c44.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.32) \[टीका—क्षारविधानमाह—\] आनीय क्षारवृक्षान् कुसुमफलशिखा- त्वक्पलाशैरुपेतन्¹ क्षालातः खण्डशस्तान्² विपुलतरशिला- पिष्टपात्रातिशुष्कान्³ । दग्धं काण्डैस्तिलानां करिसुरभिहया- म्भोभिरास्त्राव्य वस्त्रैः⁴ भस्म त्यक्ता जलं तत्⁵ मृदुशिखिनि पचेत् हंसपाकेन भूयः⁶ ॥ \[टीका—क्षारजलपाककक्षणमाह—\] तच्छुष्यमाणं हि सवाखबुद्बुदान् यदा विधत्ते⁷ चयभङ्गुरान् बह्वन् । तदा क्षिपेत् त्र्यूषणं⁸हिङ्गुगन्धकं क्षारत्रयं सल्लवणानि भूखगम्⁹ ॥ द्रव्याणि संमिश्र्य निहत्य भूतले व्यवस्थितान्यसिकटोरिकापुटे¹⁰ । ### [c44.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.33) ¹ कुसुमपलशशवावकटैरुपेतारन् is an incorrect text in A ### [c44.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.34) ² A reads क्षात्वा तत्खण्डशस्तान्, which is incorrect ### [c44.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.35) ³ A has विपुलतरशिखाष्टष्टानातिशूष्मान् । ### [c44.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.36) ⁴ A reads करिसुरभिह्योष्ट्राजकाना च सूत्रै । ### [c44.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.37) ⁵ A reads सं, which is incorrect ### [c44.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.38) ⁶ A reads यावत् । ### [c44.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.39) ⁷ A reads erroneously यथा बहते । ### [c44.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.40) ⁸ A reads क्षिपेत्त्रूखण B reads क्षिपेन्मूसूषण. Both the readings are incorrect. ### [c44.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.41) ⁹ A has क्षारवितय पटूल्लवणं भूमिखगं, which mars the metre. ### [c44.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.42) ¹⁰ A reads व्यवस्थितान् सल्लिकठारिकामुखे । B reads व्यवस्थिताग्रम्रकठोरिकापुटे । ### [c44.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.43) संस्थापयेत् सप्तदिनानि धान्यगं ततः प्रयोज्यं रसजारणादिकम् ॥ \[टीका—जारणायां क्षारविधानमाह—\] जम्बौरबोजपूरक¹चाङ्गेरीवेतसाम्लसंयोगात् । क्षारा भवन्ति नितरां गर्भद्रुतिजारणे शस्ताः² ॥ \[टीका—रसे विड्योजनमाह—\] विड़मधरोत्तरमादौ दत्त्वा सूतस्य चाष्टमांशिन³ । कुर्य्याज्जारणमेवं क्रमक्रमाद्वर्द्धयेदग्निम्⁴ ॥ ### [c44.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.44) ¹ A reads बीजपूरक, which is incorrect The word बीजपूर is not found in B ### [c44.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.45) ² गर्भस्रुतिजारणा स्रस्ता is an incorrect variant in A ### [c44.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.46) ³ A has दत्वा सूतं चाष्टमासेन, which is not correct as it destroys the metre as well as sense ### [c44.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.47) ⁴ A reads वर्द्धयेदग्नि, which is grammatically incorrect ### [c44.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.48) अष्टमः पटलः ### [c44.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.49) \[टीका—अथ रसरागोऽभिधास्यते— अभ्रकजीर्णस्य छायाविशेषमाह—\] जीर्णाभ्रको⁵ रसेन्द्रो दर्शयति⁶ घनानुम्पिनीं छायाम्⁷ । कृष्णां रक्तां पीतां सितां⁸ तथा सङ्गरं मिश्रा⁹ ॥ ### [c44.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.50) ⁵ A reads जीर्णाभ्रक, which mars the metre. ### [c44.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.51) ⁶ A reads दृहस्यति, which is incorrect. ### [c44.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.52) ⁷ घनानुकाम्पिनी काथा is the variant in A घनानुक्रपर्णच्छाया is the variant in B Both the reading seem to be incorrect ### [c44.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.53) ⁸ कृष्णं रक्तं पीतं सितं is the reading in A, which is incorrect ### [c44.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.54) ⁹ A reads दृदा संकरोमिश्राः, which is incorrect. ### [c44.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.55) \[टीका—अभ्रकयोगाद्वर्णविशेषमाह—\] कृष्णाभ्रकेण बलवत्¹ सितरागैर्यूच्यते² रसेन्द्रस्तु । श्वेतैः रक्तैः पीतैः वह्नेः खलु वर्णतो ज्ञेयः³ ॥ \[टीका—अथ रञ्जितरसप्रशंसामाह—\] अथ निजमेव हि वर्णं⁴ न जहाति यदा स रज्यते⁵ रागैः क्रमश्रो हि भक्ष्यमाणो⁶ निर्भिक्तो⁷ रञ्जनं कुरुते ॥ \[टीका—अभ्रसत्त्वादीनां योगे रसे व्यवस्थामाह—\] बलमास्तेऽभ्रकसत्त्वे जारणामाः प्रतिष्ठितास्तीक्ष्णे⁸ । बन्धश्च सारलोहे⁹ सारणमथ¹⁰ नागवङ्गाभ्याम्¹¹ ॥ \[टीका—सर्ब्बकरणं तीक्ष्णमाह—\] क्रामति तीक्ष्णेन रसः तीक्ष्णेन¹² जीर्य्यते क्षणाद्ग्रासः¹³ । ### [c44.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.56) ¹ ये॑ताभ्रकेण बलवान् is the variant in A, which is incorrect ### [c44.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.57) ² A reads भितरागै. पूर्व्यते । ### [c44.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.58) ³ A has भविद्गतो ज्ञेयं, which has no clear sense. B has वह्निवर्संतो ज्ञेयः, which mars the motre ### [c44.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.59) ⁴ B reads भय निजकर्मवर्णं, which is not correct ### [c44.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.60) ⁵ A reads यथा रखजोर्ध्यते, which is grammatically incorrect ### [c44.61](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.61) ⁶ A roads भक्ष्यमाणा, which is incorroct. B reads क्रमशो बच्यमाणो, which is also incorrect ### [c44.62](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.62) ⁷ A reads नारक्तो । ### [c44.63](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.63) ⁸ A reads erroneously प्रतिष्ठिता तीक्ष्णा । ### [c44.64](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.64) ⁹ A reads सारफलाहे., which is incorrect ### [c44.65](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.65) ¹⁰ A roads क्रामणमथ । ### [c44.66](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.66) ¹¹ B reads नागवङ्गमतः । ### [c44.67](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.67) ¹² A roads तीक्ष्णौ च । ### [c44.68](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.68) ¹³ A reads ग्रासे, which is incorrect ### [c44.69](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.69) हेम्नो योनिस्तीक्ष्णं¹ रागान् गृह्णाति तीक्ष्णेन ॥ \[टीका—तीक्ष्णहिङ्गलयोगेन गुणाधिक्यमाह—\] तदपि च दरदेन हतं कृत्वा माक्षीकेण रविसहितम्²। वासितमपि वासनया घनवच्चार्थञ्च जात्यञ्च ॥ \[टीका—तीक्ष्णवदेतानाह—\] कान्तं वा तीक्ष्णं वा काण्डीं वा वज्रसस्यकं वापि³। एकतमं सर्व्वं वा रसरजने सङ्करोऽभीष्टः⁴ ॥ \[टीका—स्वे स्वे विकारे वक्ष्यमाणमाह—\] कुटिले⁵ वलमप्यधिकं रागस्तीक्ष्णे तु पन्नगे स्नेहः⁶। रागस्नेहवलानि तु कमले शंसन्ति धातुविदः⁷ ॥ सर्व्वैरभिलोहैर्माक्षिकमहितैरमृतैस्तथा गर्भे। विड़योगेन तु जीर्ण्णो रसराजो विशति लोहेषु ॥⁸ \[टीका—रसबन्धाना मारणे विधानमाह—\] तालकं⁹दरदशिलाभिः क्षीरक्षाराम्ललवणसहिताभिः। समकद्दिगुणत्रिगुणान् पुटो वहेद्वङ्गशस्त्रादीन्¹⁰ ॥ \[टीका—पुटितधातुकृत्यमाह—\] रक्तास्नेहनिषेकैः सेकं¹¹ कुर्य्याद्रसस्य पिष्टिरियम्¹² । ### [c44.70](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.70) ¹ A reads व्योनिस्तीक्ष्णं, which has a defective metre ### [c44.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.71) ² B has omitted कृत्वा माक्षीकेण रवि । ### [c44.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.72) ³ काण्डाँ वा वज्रशम्यकादीना, a variant in B ### [c44.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.73) ⁴ रसेपि हि रसायने विद्यात्, variant in A ### [c44.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.74) ⁵ This is not found in B ### [c44.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.75) ⁶ A reads erroneously पन्नगमंह । ### [c44.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.76) ⁷ A reads धातुविध, which is incorrect. ### [c44.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.77) ⁸ This sloka is not found in B ### [c44.78](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.78) ⁹ A reads तारकं । ### [c44.79](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.79) ¹⁰ निवासयेद्वङ्ग गन्धादीन्, a variant in A, which has a defective metre. ### [c44.80](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.80) ¹¹ B reads शैयं । ### [c44.81](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.81) ¹² A reads दृष्टिष्टियं, which is incorrect ### [c44.82](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.82) चारणजारणमात्रात् कुरुते रसमिन्द्रगोपनिभम् ॥ \[टीका—मुख्यत्वेन ताम्रप्रशंसनमाह—\] अथवा¹ केवलममलं कमलं दरदेन वापितं कुरुते । त्रिगुणं जीर्णं जीर्णे² लाक्षारससन्निभं सूतम् ॥ \[टीका—विध्यन्तरमाह—\] रक्ताम्णगलितपशुजल- बहु³भाविताप्थगन्धकशिलानाम्⁴। एकेन वापिसमृतं⁵ कमलं रञ्जयति रसराजम् ॥ \[टीका—रागाधिकारि-गन्धकादीनाह—\] बाह्यो गन्धकरागो⁶ विलुलितरागे⁷ मनःशिलाताले । माक्षीक⁸सत्त्वरसकौ द्वावेतौ⁹ रञ्जने शस्तौ ॥ \[टीका—प्रधानयोः ताम्रखर्परयोः कृत्यमाह—\] क्रमवृद्धैः रविरसकैः¹⁰ संशुद्धो मूकमूषिकाध्मातः¹¹ । ### [c44.83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.83) ¹ B reads erroneously अद्य। ### [c44.84](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.84) ² त्रिगुणं हि चौर्णंजौणं, a variant in B. ### [c44.85](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.85) ³ The word बहु is omitted in B, which renders the metre defective. ### [c44.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.86) ⁴ A reads गन्धकशिलाभिः । ### [c44.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.87) ⁵ A reads वापतसृतं, which seems to be incorrect. ### [c44.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.88) ⁶ A reads संधकराग, which is incorrect ### [c44.89](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.89) ⁷ A reads शितरागो। B reads विलुलितरागेण। Both the readings are grammatically incorrect. ### [c44.90](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.90) ⁸ B reads माक्षिक, which mars the metre. ### [c44.91](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.91) ⁹ B roads द्वाव्यं हि, which seems to be incorrect. ### [c44.92](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.92) ¹⁰ A reads क्रमवृद्ध रविरसैर्कैः। B reads क्रमशस्तो रविरसको। We have adopted the above reading after collating the texts. ### [c44.93](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.93) ¹¹ मूषिकासुनिप्मातः, a variant in A, which mars the metre मूकसूषिकाध्मातो, a variant in B. ### [c44.94](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.94) त्रिगुणं जीर्णे जीर्णे¹ हेमाभो जायते² सूतः ॥ \[टीका—अभ्रकयोगमाह—\] अथ³ कृष्णाभ्रकचूर्णं पुटितं रक्तं भवेत्तथा⁴ शकलम् । त्रिगुणं जीर्णे जीर्णे⁵ हेमद्रुतिसंनिभः सूतः⁶ ॥ \[टीका—स्वर्णमारणमाह—\] त्रिगुणेन माक्षिकेण तु कनकं च मृतं रसातालश्रुतम्⁷ ॥ पटुसहितं तत् पक्कं⁸ दृढिकया यावदिन्द्रगोपनिभम् ॥ \[टीका—एतद्भक्ष्मजीर्णसूतस्य लक्षणमाह—\] तच्चूर्णे सूतवरे त्रिगुणं जीर्णे हि⁸ जीर्णे तु । द्रुतहेमनिभः सूतो⁹ रञ्जति लोहानि सर्व्वाणि¹⁰ ॥ \[टीका—सर्वेषां धातूनां रसानामुत्तरोत्तरविशेषत्वमाह—\] पत्रादष्टगुणं सत्त्वं सत्त्वात्त्वष्टगुणं द्रुतिः । ### [c44.95](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.95) ¹ A reads जीर्णं जीर्णं । B reads चोर्णे जीर्णे । ### [c44.96](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.96) ² A reads द्रुतिहेमनिभो भवेत्, (द्रुति = द्रुत)। B reads द्विमवर्णाभो जायते, which mars the metre ### [c44.97](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.97) ³ A roads अथवा, which destroys the metre ### [c44.98](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.98) ⁴ A omits तथा । ### [c44.99](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.99) ⁵ A reads जीर्णं जीर्णं, which seems to be incorrect B reads चीर्णे जीर्णे । ### [c44.100](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.100) ⁶ हेमध्रुति(?)संनिभो भवेत् सूतः, a variant in A ### [c44.101](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.101) ⁷ कनकञ्च रसताप्ययुत, a variant in A, which is a defective metre The reading of B, which we have adopted, is also a defective metre The words चेत् or स्यात् should be added after the word युतम् । ### [c44.102](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.102) ⁸ A reads जीर्णं । B reads चोर्णं हि । ### [c44.103](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.103) ⁹ द्रुतहेमनिभसूतो, a variant in A, which seems to be incorrect, ### [c44.104](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.104) ¹⁰ A has जरति लोहानि सर्व्वानि । B has रञ्जयति लोहानि सर्व्वाणि । Both the readings have defective metre, ### [c44.105](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.105) द्रुतेरष्टगुणं बीजं तस्माद्विबीजं तु जारयेत् ॥¹ ### [c44.106](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44.106) ¹ This verse is found in A after the verse तारकण्टरटशिलाभि. &c (vide ante p. 336) and runs thus — ## Linked texts (1) - [Rasahṛdaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.parada.rasahrdaya) — Govinda, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c44) · Pramāṇa