Patanayantra, Pātanayantra, Patana-yantra: 1 definition

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In Hinduism
1. Rasashastra
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Rasashastra (chemistry and alchemy)

Source: CBSE: Chemistry in India

Pātanayantra (पातनयन्त्र).—A type of specialized instrument used in an alchemical laboratory (rasaśāla).—The pātana-yantra, for sublimation or distillation; it could be upward, downward or sideways; the second was the ādhana-yantra, in which a paste of mercury was coated at the bottom of the upper vessel, allo wing vapours to descend into the lower vessel and combine with substances kept there.

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Rasashastra (रसशास्त्र, rasaśāstra) is an important branch of Ayurveda, specialising in chemical interactions with herbs, metals and minerals. Some texts combine yogic and tantric practices with various alchemical operations. The ultimate goal of Rasashastra is not only to preserve and prolong life, but also to bestow wealth upon humankind.

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Part 6 - Essence of hingula < [Chapter XXIII - Uparasa (23): Hingula (cinnabar)]

Part 5 - Extraction of essence from haritala < [Chapter XII - Uparasa (13): Haritala (orpiment)]

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Part 6 - Mercurial operations (4): Raising of Mercury (utthapana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]

Part 7 - Mercurial operations (5): Sublimation of Mercury (patana) < [Chapter IV-V - Mercurial operations]

Part 1 - Alchemical apparatus (yantra) < [Chapter VI - Laboratory equipment]