[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) › c45 # History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c45: नवमः पटलः । History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c45 - **Language:** English ## Contents - [c45.s1 एकादशः पटलः।](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1) — 22 parts ### नवमः पटलः । ### [c45.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.1) \[टीका—बीजप्रशंसनमाह—\] ### [c45.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.2) इति रक्तोऽपि रसेन्द्रो बीजेन विना न कर्मकृद्भवति । द्विविधं तत् पीतसितं² नियुज्यते सिद्धयेच्च रसम्³ ॥ ### [c45.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.3) ² B reads पीतं सितं, which destroys the metre ### [c45.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.4) ³ नियुद्यये सिद्धयेच्च रसं, an incorrect variant in A नियुज्यते सिद्धमेव तत, a variant in B. Both texts are collated in our adopted reading. ### [c45.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.5) \[टीका—रसोपरसधातूनां बहुविधत्वात् शोधनमाह—\] ### [c45.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.6) तस्य विशुद्धिर्बहुधा⁴ गगनरसोपरसलोहचूर्णैश्च । द्विविधं बीजं तैरपि नाशुद्धैः शुध्यते कदाचिदपि⁵ ॥ ### [c45.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.7) ⁴ रक्षति गुद्धिर्धात्वा, a variant in A, wherein the first term seems to be incorrect ### [c45.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.8) ⁵ B reads नैतत instead of कदाचिदपि । This is incorrect, since it contains two negatives. ### [c45.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.9) \[टीका—अशुद्धबीजप्रभावमाह—\] ### [c45.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.10) यः पुनरेतैः कुरुते कर्म्माशुद्धैर्भवेद्रसस्तस्य । अव्यापकः पतङ्गो⁶ न रसे न रसायने योग्यः⁷ ॥ ### [c45.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.11) ⁶ अव्यापकपतङ्गि, a variant in A, which is incorrect ### [c45.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.12) ⁷ A reads योज्यै । B reads रसायनवने योग्यः । Both the readings are incorrect ### [c45.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.13) \[टीका—रससंशृङ्कानाह—\] ### [c45.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.14) वैक्रान्तकान्त⁸सस्यकमाक्षिक⁹विमलाद्रिदरदसत्त्वाश्च¹⁰ । ### [c45.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.15) ⁸ A omits कान्त । ### [c45.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.16) ⁹ A reads माचीक, which mars the metre. ### [c45.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.17) ¹⁰ A reads दणदरसक्यैच । ### [c45.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.18) पन्नादष्टगुणं दत्वा सत्वादिष्टगुणं द्रुति । घृतेरष्टगुणं बीजं तस्माद्वीजं तु जारयेत् ॥ ### [c45.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.19) अष्टौ रसास्तथैषां सत्त्वानि¹ रसायनानि स्युः ॥ \[टीका—उपरससंज्ञकानाह—\] गन्धकगैरिकसुशिल²ञ्चितिखेचरमञ्जनञ्च कङ्कुष्ठम् । उपरससंज्ञमिदं³स्यात् सिखिशिखिनौ मारणोक्ताख्यौ ॥ \[टीका—पूतिसंज्ञके आह—\] ताम्रारतीक्ष्णकान्ताभ्रकमण्डलोहानि⁴ नागवङ्गौ च⁵ । कथितौ च पूतिसंज्ञौ⁶ तेषां संशोधनं कार्य्यम् ॥ \[टीका—लवणक्षारसंज्ञे आह—\] सौवर्चलसैन्धवकं चूलिकसामुद्ररोमकविडानि । षड्लवणान्येतानि तु सर्जियवटङ्कणाः क्षाराः ॥⁷ \[टीका—शोधकद्रावकगणमाह—\] सूर्य्यावर्त्तः⁸ कदली कन्या⁹ कोषातकी च सुरदाली । श्रीपुञ्च¹⁰ वज्रकन्दो नीरकणा काचमाची च ॥ आमासिकरसेन तु लवणक्षाराम्लभाविता बहुशः । शुद्ध्यन्ति रसोपरसा ध्माता मुञ्चन्ति सत्त्वानि ॥¹¹ ### [c45.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.20) ¹ A reads चत्वारि which is not accurate. ### [c45.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.21) ² B reads शिलानक, which destroys the metre ### [c45.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.22) ³ B reads संज्ञकमिदं, which mars the metre ### [c45.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.23) ⁴ B reads सत्तलोहानि । ### [c45.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.24) ⁵ B reads वङ्गनागौ च । ### [c45.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.25) ⁶ B reads कथितौ दुमृवसंज्ञो which is incorrect ### [c45.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.26) ⁷ This verse is not found in A ### [c45.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.27) ⁸ A reads सूर्य्यावर्त्तकः । ### [c45.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.28) ⁹ B reads चम्पा । ### [c45.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.29) ¹⁰ A reads श्रिपुञ्ज । ### [c45.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.30) ¹¹ This verse is found in A only. ### [c45.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.31) \[टीका—शोधकद्रावकाणां शोधनद्रावणविधानमाह—\] स्विन्नं सञ्चारान्धैः¹ ध्मातं वैक्रान्तकं हठाद्द्रवति² । तद्द्द्रुतमात्रं³ शुष्यति कान्तं शशरक्तभावनया ॥ ### [c45.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.32) ¹ A reads सचारान्धैः। ### [c45.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.33) ² A reads हुताद्द्रवति, which is incorrect ### [c45.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.34) ³ A reads नद्रुतमात्रं, which is incorrect ### [c45.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.35) \[टीका—तच्चाह—\] सस्यकमपि रक्तागणैः⁴ सुभावितं स्नेह रागसंयुक्तम्⁵ । शुष्यति वारैः⁶ सप्तभिरतः परं युज्यते कार्ये⁷ ॥ ### [c45.36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.36) ⁴ B reads रसगणैः, which seems to be incorrect ### [c45.37](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.37) ⁵ भावनतः स्नेहरागसंसिक्तं, a variant in A ### [c45.38](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.38) ⁶ A reads रागैः। ### [c45.39](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.39) ⁷ सप्तभिरुतः परं योजयेत् कार्ये, a variant in A, which mars the metre B reads सप्तभिरमितः परं, wherein अमितः is incorrect as well as a defective metre. ### [c45.40](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.40) \[टीका—तच्चाह—\] क्षारैः स्नेहैरादौ पश्चादाम्लेन⁸ भावितं विमलम् । शुष्यति तथाच रसकं दरदं माक्षीकमप्येवम्⁹ ॥ ### [c45.41](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.41) ⁸ B reads पयात् खण्डेन। ### [c45.42](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.42) ⁹ दरदमाक्षिकमप्येषं तथा शुद्धयन्ति, a variant in A, wherein the last two words are superfluous and incorrect ### [c45.43](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.43) \[टीका—ताम्रशोधनमाह—\] तनुरविपत्रं लिप्तं¹⁰ लवणक्षाराम्लरविस्नुक्छीरैः¹¹ । ध्मातं निर्गुण्डीरससिक्तं बहुशो वहेद्द्द्रवत्वञ्च¹² ॥ ### [c45.44](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.44) ¹⁰ B reads तनुरपि पत्रलिप्तं, which has no sense ### [c45.45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.45) ¹¹ A reads क्षुहि। B reads क्षुहा। Both the readings destroy the metre. ### [c45.46](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.46) ¹² A reads बहुशो वहेद्रक्तं । B reads बहुशो द्रबलञ्च । Both the readings are defective. ### [c45.47](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.47) \[टीका—लोहशोधनमाह—\] ### [c45.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.48) शुद्धति नागो वङ्गो घोषो रविणा च वारमुनिसंख्यैः¹। निर्गुण्डीरससेकै²स्तन्मूलरजःप्रवापैश्च ॥ ### [c45.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.49) ¹ घोषो रविरोधमपि च मुनिसंख्यैः, a variant in A. B reads रविणा च वारमुनिभिः। Both the readings are incorrect. ### [c45.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.50) ² B reads सिताँ, which is not correct. ### [c45.51](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.51) \[टीका—तच्चाह—\] ### [c45.52](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.52) रक्तगणगलितपशुजलभावितपुटितं च रज्यते³ तीक्ष्णम्। शुद्धति कदलीशिखिरसभावितपुटितं⁴ त्रिभिर्वारैः ॥ ### [c45.53](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.53) ³ A reads रञ्जते, which is incorrect ### [c45.54](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.54) ⁴ शुद्धति कदलीलाङ्गिरसभावितं पुटितं, an incorrect variant in B. ### [c45.55](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.55) \[टीका—मारणमाह—\] ### [c45.56](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.56) भर्व्वः शुद्धति लोहो रज्यति⁵ सुग्गोपमन्निभो वापात्। माक्षिकमत्त्वे शृङ्गं⁶ शुल्वं वा गन्धकेन हतम्⁷ ॥ ### [c45.57](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.57) ⁵ A and B read रञ्जति, which is grammatically incorrect. ### [c45.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.58) ⁶ A reads सदृश। B reads दर्ददन शृं। Both are unintelligible ### [c45.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.59) ⁷ A reads शुल्वेन वा गधकेन हत। B reads मृतं। ### एकादशः पटलः। ### [c45.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.1) छागास्थिभस्मनिर्मितमूषां कृत्वामलकाकारां । दलयोगे घनरन्ध्रां टंकणविषगुञ्जाक्षतलेपां ॥ ### [c45.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.2) \[टीका—अथ ग्रन्थकारयितुर्वंशवर्णनमाह—\] ### [c45.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.3) शीतांशुवंशसम्भवहृहयकुलजन्मजनितकुल⁸महिमा। ### [c45.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.4) ⁸ कुल is not found in B ### [c45.s1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.5) जयति श्रीमदनरथः¹ किरातनाथो रसाचार्य्यः ॥ \[टीका—अथ चास्य कारयितुर्गुणवर्णनमाह—\] यस्य स्वयमवतीर्णा रसविद्या सकलमङ्गलाधारा² । परमश्रेयसहेतुः श्रेयसि परमेष्ठिनः पूर्व्वम्³ ॥ येन चतुर्व्वर्ण्यम्लेच्छादिव्याधादिलब्धसत्वाभम्⁴ । दक्षिणरसा गृहीता⁵ आदिवराहेणेव महाप्रलये ॥⁶ नष्टशरीरविवर्णा हीनाङ्गाः कुष्ठिनो गुणाद्यस्य । अभिनवसोमेश्वरतामापुरपि पुनर्नवैरङ्गैः ॥ \[टीका—कर्त्ता स्वनाममहत्त्वं सूचयन्नाह—\] तस्मात् किरातनृपतेः बहुमानमवाप्य रससुकर्मरतः⁷ । रसहृदयाख्यं तन्त्र⁸ विरचितवान् भिक्षुगोविन्दः⁹ ॥ नम्वा मङ्गलविष्णोः सुमनोविष्णोः सुतेन तन्त्रोऽयम्¹⁰ । श्रीगोविन्देन कृतः¹¹ तथागतः श्रेयसे भूयात् ॥¹² ### [c45.s1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.6) ¹ स जयति श्रीमदनथ, a variant in B, ### [c45.s1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.7) ² C reads सकलमङ्गलाचारा । ### [c45.s1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.8) ³ Of the latter half C has only परं सहेतु । ### [c45.s1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.9) ⁴ C reads चतुर्व्वर्ण्यम्लेच्छादिव्यादावलब्धसत्वाभम्, which seems to be incorrect Cf Patala 1, in which the following verse is given --किरातगोपादिकतापसाद्यवनेचराक्षात्-कुशलास्तथान्‍ये । विदति नानाविधभेषजाना प्रमाणवर्णप्रकृतिनामजातीः ॥ ### [c45.s1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.10) ⁵ दशनिन्दुरस गृहीत्वा is the incorrect reading in C \[In the case of किरातनाथ रसा, गृहीता, 1 e, collected रसs--mercury, minerals, &c and दक्षिण is favorable, and in the case of आदिवराह रसायगृहीता, 1 e , lifted up the earth \] ### [c45.s1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.11) ⁶ This verse and the next are not found in B. ### [c45.s1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.12) ⁷ C reads रसकर्मोपदेशतो दृष्टा, which destroys the metro ### [c45.s1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.13) ⁸ C reads रसहृदयेष्संतं, which seems to be incorrect ### [c45.s1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.14) ⁹ C reads विरचिताथा भगवद्गोविन्दः, which is incorrect ### [c45.s1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.15) ¹⁰ C has रसाटव्यनाम तन्त्रोयम्, which is incorrect. ### [c45.s1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.16) ¹¹ C has श्रीमद्भगवद्गोविन्देन कृतं, which mars the metre ### [c45.s1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.17) ¹² This verse and the next are not found in B ### [c45.s1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.18) अष्टादशसंस्कारं रसेन्द्रदेवस्य दिव्यतनु दृष्ट्वा। लिखितमिदं पुण्यतमं रसहृदयमवाप्यते सकलम् ॥ ### [c45.s1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.19) इति श्रीमद्भगवद्गोविन्दविरचितं रसहृदयं समाप्तम्¹ ### [c45.s1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.20) ¹ MS. A ends abruptly with the colophon, which runs thus :—इति श्रीगोविन्द-भगवत्पादविरचिते रसह्ददये जीर्णरसक्रियाधिकार एकविंशतितमः पटलः ॥ The author's account of himself is altogether wanting in it. B has "इति सकलरसवैद्यकुलकिरीट-भूषायमाणारुणपादपद्मराग सकलविद्यापारीण श्रीमद्भिक्षुगोविन्दकृतौ रसहृदयः समाप्तः। इति श्रीमत्कुरलवंशपयोदधिसुधाकरमित्रमहीशात्मजश्रीचतुर्भुजविरचिवाया . . . खण्डे बाला-न्वयवोधिकाख्याया रसहृदयटीकाया रसप्रशंसात्मक एकोनविंशोऽववोधः। इति श्रीः” ॥ ### [c45.s1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.21) शुभमस्तु। ### [c45.s1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45.s1.22) संवत् १६०४ समये ज्येष्ठ वदि १३ भौमे जगन्नाथभट्ट लेखि॥ श्रीराम हाल संवत् १८८० पौष वदि ३ भौमे। ## Linked texts (1) - [Rasahṛdaya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.rasa.parada.rasahrdaya) — Govinda, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c45) · Pramāṇa