Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 13 Sutra 49 - Arthashastra | French | Vedapath

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Sutra 49

Devanagari script

तारमुपशुद्धं वा अस्थितुत्थे चतुः समसीसे चतुः शुष्कतुत्थे चतुः कपाले त्रिर्गोमये द्विरेवं सप्तदशतुत्थातिक्रान्तं सैन्धविकयोज्ज्वालितम् ॥ कZ_०२.१३.४९ ॥

Transliteration

tāram upaśuddhaṃ vā asthitutthe catuḥ samasīse catuḥ śuṣkatutthe catuḥ kapāle trir gomaye dvir evaṃ saptadaśatutthātikrāntaṃ saindhavikayojjvālitam

Translation

L’argent (tāra), ou de l’argent partiellement purifié, doit être traité ainsi : quatre (fois/parts) avec du tuttha d’os, quatre avec une quantité égale de plomb, quatre avec du tuttha sec ; (puis cuit) dans un kapāla (récipient/creuset) trois fois, et avec du combustible de bouse de vache deux fois — ainsi, après avoir dépassé dix-sept traitements au tuttha, il est cuit avec un additif saindhavika.

Word by Word

तारम्copper/metal ‘tāra’ (a metallic ingredient)

उपशुद्धम्well purified

वाor

अस्थि-तुत्थेin/with bone-tuttha (a specified preparation of tuttha)

चतुःfour (parts)

समासीसेin/with processed lead

चतुःfour (parts)

शुष्क-तुत्थेin/with dry tuttha

चतुःfour (parts)

कपालेin a potsherd/earthen vessel

त्रिःthrice / threefold

गोमयेin/with cow-dung

द्विःtwice / twofold

एवम्thus / in this manner

सप्तदश-तुत्थ-अतिक्रान्तम्exceeding seventeen (measures) of tuttha

सैन्धविकयाwith saindhavikā (a saline/rock-salt additive)

उज्ज्वालितम्kindled/ignited; heated to glow

Entities Mentioned

tāra (silver)

sīsa (lead)

tuttha (processing agent)

kapāla (crucible)

gomaya (cow-dung fuel)

saindhavika

FAQs

What governance logic is embedded in enumerating counts (four, four, four; seventeen)?

Counted steps make the process inspectable and enforceable—officials can verify compliance and assign liability for deviations.