Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory
by Bhudeb Mookerjee | 1938 | 67,774 words | ISBN-10: 8170305829 | ISBN-13: 9788170305828
This first volume of the Rasa-jala-nidhi includes preliminary information on Alchemy including initiation of a discpiple, laboratory setup, mercurial operations and commonly used technical terms. The Rasa-jala-nidhi (“the ocean of Iatrochemistry, or, chemical medicine) is a compendium of Sanskrit verses dealing with ancient Indian alchemy and chem...
Part 2 - Measures of weight
The following technical terms and synonyms are used as measures of weight in Rasashastra:
6 anus (molecules) | make one | triti. |
6 tritis | make one | liksha. |
6 likshas | make one | juka. |
6 jukas | make one | sarshapa (mustard seed.) |
6 sarshapas | make one | java (barley seed.) |
6 javas | make one | gunja or racti. |
2 gunjas | make one | nispava. |
3 gunjas | make one | balla. |
2 ballas | make one | masha. |
2 mashas | make one | dharana. |
2 dharanas | make one | niska, shana, kala, or tanka. |
2 niskas | make one | kola, bataka, or gadyana. |
2 kolas | make one | tola or karsha (synonyms: udumbara, panitala, subarna, kabaragraha, aksha, and bidalabadaka). |
2 karshas | make one | shukti. |
2 shuktis or 4 tolas | make one | pala, musti, prakuncha, or vilba. |
2 palas | make one | prasrita. |
2 prasritas | make one | kudaba or anjali. |
2 kudabas | make one | manika or sharaba. |
2 manikas | make one | prastha (64 tolas, or one seer.) |
2 prasthas | make one | shubha. |
2 shubhas | make one | adhaka or patra. |
4 adhakas | make one | drona, ghata, unmana, rashi, lalvana, armana, or kumbha. |
100 palas | make one | tula (400 tolas.) |
2000 palas | make one | bhara. |
2 dronas | make one | surpa. |
2 surpas | make one | droni, bahi, or goni. |
4 dronis or gonis | make one | khari. |
Conclusion:
This concludes ‘Measures of weight’ included in Bhudeb Mookerjee Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory. The text includes treatments, recipes and remedies and is categorised as Rasa Shastra: an important branch of Ayurveda that specialises in medicinal/ herbal chemistry, alchemy and mineralogy, for the purpose of prolonging and preserving life.