Patanayantra, Pātanayantra, Patana-yantra: 1 definition
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Patanayantra means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: CBSE: Chemistry in IndiaPātanayantra (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.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Partial matches: Patana, Yantra.
Ends with: Tiryakpatanayantra, Urdhvapatanayantra.
Full-text: Urdhvapatanayantra.
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Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 2: Minerals (uparasa) (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
Part 6 - Essence of hingula < [Chapter XXIII - Uparasa (23): Hingula (cinnabar)]
Part 5 - Extraction of essence from haritala < [Chapter XII - Uparasa (13): Haritala (orpiment)]
Rasa Jala Nidhi, vol 1: Initiation, Mercury and Laboratory (by Bhudeb Mookerjee)
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]
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