Arthashastra

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एतस्मात् काकण्य् उत्तरमाद् विमाषाद् इति सुवर्णे देयम्, पश्चाद् राग योगः, श्वेत तारं भवति ।

sanskrit

Thus the silver acted upon seventeen times by tuttha (shodasatutthátikrántam) and lastly heated to white light with rock salt may be made to alloy with suvarna to the extent of from one kákani to two Máshas. Then the suvarna attains white colour and is called sveta-tára.

english translation

etasmAt kAkaNy uttaramAd vimASAd iti suvarNe deyam, pazcAd rAga yogaH, zveta tAraM bhavati ।

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/13/50

एतस्मात् काकण्य् उत्तरमाद् विमाषाद् इति सुवर्णे देयम्, पश्चाद् राग योगः, श्वेत तारं भवति ।

sanskrit

Thus the silver acted upon seventeen times by tuttha (shodasatutthátikrántam) and lastly heated to white light with rock salt may be made to alloy with suvarna to the extent of from one kákani to two Máshas. Then the suvarna attains white colour and is called sveta-tára.

english translation

etasmAt kAkaNy uttaramAd vimASAd iti suvarNe deyam, pazcAd rAga yogaH, zveta tAraM bhavati ।

hk transliteration by Sanscript