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Gems (ratna)

रत्न

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: रत्नमणिवज्रहीरकमाणिक्यमरकतनीलपुष्परागवैडूर्यगोमेद
Hindi: रत्नहीरामाणिकपन्नानीलमपुखराजमणि
English: Gemsgemsgemstonesdiamondrubyemeraldsapphire
Romanized: ratnamaniheera

What the text says

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Properties1

Mercury processed with gems (mani) is said to become most excellent, and the commentary says gems burst at its touch.
Chapter 24 · p. 577 · v. 40Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Preparation1

Even the hard diamond (vajra) is said to split under a paste of meshashringi and kapurakachari ground in breast milk, let alone other gems.
Chapter 24 · p. 577 · v. 41Sanskrit verseTraditional description

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Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.

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Formulations containing it

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Lekhyanjana (scraping collyrium)लेख्यांजन

Procedures using it

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Processing with gems; splitting the diamondरत्न संस्कार

Conditions mentioned with it

1

Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Eye disorders (netraroga)नेत्ररोग (आंख के रोग)

Organs and systems mentioned

1

Eyesआंखें (नेत्र)

Other ingredients used together

12

Count of shared preparations.

Maharasa (major mineral drugs, as a group)महारस×1 Uparasa (minor mineral drugs, as a group)उपरस×1 All metals (as a group)सर्वधातु, उपधातु×1 Salt (lavana)नमक (लवण)×1 Garlicलहसन×1 Karanja (Indian beech)करंज (करञ्ज)×1 Ela (cardamom)इलायची (एला)×1 Trikatu (three pungents)त्रिकटु (सोंठ, मिर्च, पीपल)×1 Triphala (three fruits)त्रिफला×1 Meshashringiमेढसिंगी×1 Shati (spiked ginger lily)कचूर (शटी)×1 Breast milkस्त्री का दूध×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

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Plant glossary, letter section न (entries 1–35: नक्त to न्यग्रोध)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, न वर्ग (प्रविष्टि 1–35: नक्त से न्यग्रोध)Plant glossary, ल section, entries 1–14 (लकुच to लुंग)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, ल वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–14 (लकुच से लुंग)Plant glossary, व section, entries 1–53 (वकुला to व्योष)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, व वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–53 (वकुला से व्योष)Results of sarana; processing with gemsसारणा का फल और रत्न संस्कार

Course sessions

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Mercury and rejuvenating preparationsरसरसायनसिद्धाधिकार

Plant glossary entries

3

नीलमणिकानीलम लोहितलाल गोशीर्ष चन्दन वज्रतालमखाना

Related entries

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Kinds of vajra (vajra, vajraloha, vajrabandha fruit, vajrakapala, vajra stone)वज्र के भेद Mercury (parada)पारा (पारद)Meshashringiमेढसिंगी Non-violent diet and avoidance of meat in medicineअहिंसक आहार (मांस निषेध)Processing with gems; splitting the diamondरत्न संस्कार

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 1 times on 1 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Book page 308Chapter 15… ्षण:॥ 228॥ भावार्थ : सूर्य, इंद्र, नागजाति के देव व विशोष प्रकाशयुक्त हीरा आदि रत्नों को टकटकी लगाकर देखने से आँख की शक्ति (दर्शनशक्ति) नष्ट होक …

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Quick facts

Content type: Mineral
Categories: Mineral
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 1
Chapters: Chapter 24
Extraction tasks: T27
Record id: ingredient_ratna