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A history of Hindu chemistry from the earliest times to the middle of the sixteenth century, A.D / with Sanskrit texts, variants, translation and illustrations [Praphulla Chandra Rāy].

Prafulla Chandra Ray

Date:: 1907

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“These treatments have bee,n described at length by Govinda-Bh igavat, Sarvajna- rame^vara and the other ancient authorities, and_ are here omitted to avoid prolixity. “By the science of mercury is to be understood not only a branch of chemistry alone, but it is also to be applied to salvation by means of dehavedha. Rasar;?ava says.— “You have, O God, explained the killing of metals. Now tell me that process of dehavedha. by means of which serial locomodon is effected. Mer- cury is equally to be applied to metals and body. First make its experiment on metals, and then [having thus gained experience] apply it to the hody.’“ (i) We have in some places alopted Cowell and Gough’s trans. of Sarvadarsanasa?Hgraha, but the rendering appears to be faulty in many instance’s, notably in the above ^loka. The original runs as follows :— ' q^wtfaici: I . cf WTii ’ivi'd ?ira: n €lt clSTI ft ^cfM ■

A history of Hindu chemistry from the earliest times to the middle of the sixteenth century, A.D / with Sanskrit texts, variants, translation and illustrations [Praphulla Chandra Rāy].

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