ya ba ksha ra
(med) Niter (Drungtso). Synonyms : ke'u la ka (Shel gong). Skt.: yavakṣāra (wisdomlib.org)
ya ba ksha ras drod skyed skran nad sbyong / zhes par / ming / rgya nag pas ke'u la ka zer / 'di la zla zer du / nas tshigs 'khrus pa'i thal bzhes bsgyur bas / nas sngon po de me la bsregs nas zhag tu lon ba'i thal ba de'i khar chags pa'i ba tsha 'dra ba dr yin zhes 'grel pa 'dod 'jor bshad do / 'dul ba nas kyang / nas tshigs thal bar [383] 'gyur byed yin par gsungs / zla zer las / nas tshigs 'khus pa'i lan tshwa ni / skran dang snying nad skya rbab dang / sogs gsungs / bsgyur tshul yang / ya ba na / nas yin la / ksha ra 'gyur ba yin pas / ji lta ba yin na / ya ba na ksha ra yong dgos rgyu la bar nas na med pa dang / 'gyur rang yang / nas 'gyur ba / zer ba las tshig pa dang thal ba zer ba'i skad don med la / tshig pa don du 'gyur ba los yin yang / tshig pa kha rkyang du ma zad 'gyur lugs mang du yod pa dang / nas 'gyur ba ma yin pa'i sgra gzhan la'ang mi 'jug pai nges pa med pas the tshom pa'i gnas so / 'on kyang dengs sang lag tu len bya dngos ni / rgyud rin chen spungs pa las / ya baksha ra bag phye sig me 'dra / bcangs na khrig sgra 'byin pas kha ba 'dra / zhes gsungs bzhin / phug pa grog po sogs las chags pa'i ba tsha dkar po yang la mngar bag ldan pa bcangs na khrig sgra 'byin pa de'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 382.5)
Illustrations : 'Phrin Las (26_004) ya baksha ra rung mthun deng grags pa (26_005) ya baksha ra dngos
Natural salt medicine. ze tsha is niter classified as processed salt medicine. Niter, potassium nitrate, is found as an efflorescence in hot, dry regions. Also known as saltpeter (mindat.org). Yavakṣāra refers to 1. a carbonate of potash, prepared from ashes of barley husks. 2. to one of the six varieties of “salt” according to Kauṭilya’s Arthaśāstra. Kṣāra, alkalis, are described as mild, caustic or average and are prepared from specific plants: after the plants have been burnt together with some limestone, their ashes are then stirred in water, filtered, and the resulting solution is concentrated by boiling, to which burnt limestone and conch shells are added. Such alkalis were used to treat surgical instruments as well as thin sheets of metals like iron, gold or silver intended for the preparation of drugs (wisdomlib.org).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:58, 25 February 2024 (EST)