[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) › c72.s1 # History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c72.s1: II History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c72.s1 - **Language:** English ### II ### [c72.s1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.1) Dhātuvāda¹ ### [c72.s1.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.2) \*(Transcribed from the Tibetan xylographs by Pandit Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya)\* ### [c72.s1.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.3) \[45 \*a.\* 4\] rgya.gar.skad.du/dhā.tū.vā.da.nā ma// bod skad.du/ \[5\] gser.'gyur.gyi.rtsi.žes.bya.ba// yum rdo rje.phag.mo.la phyag.'tshal.lo/ ### [c72.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.4) 1 ### [c72.s1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.5) sbyin.pa'i.pha.rol.tdzogs.pa'i.phyir/ gser.'gyur.rtsi.yi.gdams.pa.ni/ ñams.su.len.pa'i.gan.zag.la/ tshogs.ni.bsag.phyir.bśad.par bya// ### [c72.s1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.6) 2 ### [c72.s1.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.7) bil.ba.se'u.sman.tshos.daṅ/ se.'bru.rab.tu. \[6\] bregs.nas² chan.skyur.daṅ.ni.sbyar.bar bya, zaṅs.kyi.snod.du.žag.gsum.bžag// ### [c72.s1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.8) 3 ### [c72.s1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.9) de.nas.bdun.gsum ñi.śu.gcig/ žal.gyi.gdams.pa' ### [c72.s1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.10) dṅul.chu.dan.ni.kham.so.daṅ/ sems (?) 'rtsi.daṅ.ni.lchi.ba.ni/ \[7\] le.gar(?) byas.nas.de.yi.dbus/ zaṅs mar.bžag na dṅul.du.'gyur// 5 rta.mig daṅ.ni.lug.ru.daṅ/ rus³.sbal.śun lpags.śi.lar.bcas/ bžus.pa'i gser.la.dṅul.btab nas/ de.rnams.bsdus.pa'i cha brgyad.kyis/ bžus pa'i.ža.ñe.btab byas.nas/ lts.ba. \[45 \*b.\* 2\] ltad.ni.dṅul.'gyur// 6 dṅul.daṅ 'khar.ba.mñam.byas.nas/ ža.ñe'i.tshad.du.bsre.bar.bya/ phyi la⁴.snod.kyi.nan.du.ni/ žu.bas.thams cad.dṅul.du.'gyur// 7 śa chen sraṅ.ni.brgyad.daṅ.ni/ ža.ñe.dkar.po.de daṅ.mñam/ sa.j'i.sraṅ.gñis.sman.tsha.daṅ/ dug.bsad⁵. \[2\] gcig.daṅ.dṅul.chu.mñam/ gdos⁶.can.sman.ni khu.ba.yis/ sda.ma'i.sman.rnams.mñe.bar.bya/ thams.cad.rva.dkar ### [c72.s1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.11) 8 ### [c72.s1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.12) kha.sbyor.byas.nas.bsreg.bar.bya, sman.thal.bar.du bžag.nas.bton/ dṅul.ni.zla.ltar.grub.’gyur// ### [c72.s1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.13) 9 ### [c72.s1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.14) \[3\] skyes.pa tsam.gyi⁷.śa.ru.yi/ bu.ri.śa.ni.bṫad.byas.nas/ ñi.ma.žu.nas.bṫab.bar.bya/ de.ni.bzu⁸.’gyur.phye.yis.nı/ ža.ñe.dkar.po’i.žun.mar.la/ bṫab.nas.chu.skam⁹.dṅul.du.’gyur// ### [c72.s1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.15) ⁷ VX \*gyıs\* ### [c72.s1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.16) ⁸ VX \*bžı.\* ### [c72.s1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.17) ⁹ VX \*skams\* ### [c72.s1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.18) 10 ### [c72.s1.19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.19) sman.tsha¹⁰.dan.ni.tsha.le.dan/ ya.ba.kśa.ra.sa.dzig/ rtsi.dkar.sman.ni.khu.ba. \[4\] dan/ dug.dan.ha.nu.man.ta.yi¹¹/ chu.ni.ma.ha’i.žo.dan.sbyar/ žag.gsum.ža.ñe’i.nan.du.bžag/ du.ba.mi.’byun.thabs.kyıs.bsreg/ dṅul.’gyur.’phons.pa’i.sdug.bsṅal.sel// ### [c72.s1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.20) ¹⁰ CX \*tshad.\* ### [c72.s1.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.21) ¹¹ CX \*ma sa.ti’i\* for \*man.ta.yi\* ### [c72.s1.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.22) 11 ### [c72.s1.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.23) dṅul.’gyur.sbyor.ba.bśad.byas.nas/ gser.’gyur.bdud.rtsi.bśad.par.bya// ### [c72.s1.24](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.24) 12 ### [c72.s1.25](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.25) gaṅs. \[5\] can.rı.bo.nams.la.ni/ ru.rta ste¹².žes.sman.mchog.grag.la/ ### [c72.s1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.26) ¹² VX \*ta.\* ### [c72.s1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.27) lo ms sa phyogs zil mı bral/ gser.gyı mdog can khu ba 'dzag/ ža ñe.dkar po dnul chu ldan/ thal sbyon žal gyı gdams pa yıs/ reg pas.dnul zans gser.du'gyur// ### [c72.s1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.28) 13 ### [c72.s1.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.29) dan po me yıs dnul \[6\] chu yı/ mı 'tshor pa yi sbyor ba bya/ de nas sman gyi rtsı śes nas/ rnal 'byor gser 'gyr 'grub 'gyur ro/ me dan lhan cıg ma gnas na/ gser 'gyur 'grub par mı 'gyur ro// ### [c72.s1.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.30) 14 ### [c72.s1.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.31) de'i phyir kha sbyor.'khor.lo yıs/ bcıns¹³ nas dnul.chu bcın bar bya/ de bcıns gan \[7\] yan gser du.'gyur/ ¹⁴thams cad rdo rje'ı sku ru.'gyur/ gser.'gyur rtse'ı gdams pa slob dpon/ na lıs mdzad pa rjogs so// ### [c72.s1.32](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.32) ¹³ VX \*ci\*. ### [c72.s1.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1.33) ¹⁴ Here in VX and CX we have \*ze pa.pa.la\* or \*zes.pas\* (?) before \*thams\*, but as the metre shows, it is not required, nor does it give any sense. It seems to have been added here from a marginal note \*rdo rje.\* means \*vajra\* 'diamond' (or \*śūnyatā\*), or 'thunderbolt'. \*sku.ru\* means 'water-wheel', but it has no connection here \*thams cad.rdo.rje. skur 'gyur\* will, however, be in Sanskrit \*sarve vajrakāyā bhavanti.\* ## Cites (1) - [Dhātuvāda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.vidya.silpa.dhatuvada) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.ray-1956.c72.s1) · Pramāṇa