रसार्णव (शैव रस-तन्त्र - प्राचीन भारतीय खनिज रसायन, धातुवाद एवं रस-चिकित्सा सटीक)

: Patala 16, verse 72: "तत्पूर्वं रक्षितं शुल्वं शिलया च तथा युतम् । अन्धमूषागतं ध्मातं जायते हेम शोभनम् ॥ ७२ ॥" Wait, did Ray print "तत्पूर्वं रक्षितं"? Wait, or "तत्पूर्वं रञ्जितं"? Look at the footnote: "(1) तत्पूर्वंरञ्जितं, a variant in D." Wait! Let's zoom in on footnote 1: ( 1 ) त त्पू र्व्वं र ञ्जि तं , a variant in D. Wait, look at the letter after र in footnote 1: Look at the top of that letter: It has the i-matra. Look at the consonant: Wait! Is that consonant क्ष or ञ्ज? Let's look at the main text line 1: The consonant is क्ष or ञ्ज? Wait, look at both: Line 1: त त्पू र्व्वं र [?] तं ¹ शु ल्वं Wait, look at the footnote marker ¹ in line 1: It is right after the second word! Now look at the footnote 1: "(1) तत्पूर्वंरक्षितं, a variant in D." or "(1) तत्पूर्वंरञ्जितं, a variant in D." Wait, let's look at the letter in footnote 1