sbrul gyi nor bu

(med) Medicinal precious substance, 'Snake jewel'. Synonyms : sarpa ma ni (Shel gong). Skt.: sarpamaṇi (wisdomlib.org)
sbrul gyi nor bus dug srung nad la phan / zhes pa / sarpa ma ni zhes bya bas / kha dog tsu ra ma ni ji lta ba las khyad par du chu steng du bzhag na gting du mi bying ba zhig yod do / ngo bo ni sbrul gyi kha nas yong ba yin la / ma ha' tsi' na la sogs pa'i shar phyogs kyi yul rnams nas 'byung la rin tshad dngul zho brgyar bshad do // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 086.2)

Snake jewel is treated as a gemstone with respect to the indian synonym, but it could also be regarded as a Calculi ('coming from the snake's mouth'). The narratives around dbang ril (calculi), gi wang (bezoar) and even mu tig (pearl) overlap, as do the modern explanations about their formation. See dbang ril. Sarpamaṇi is sometimes given as a kind of carbuncle (wisdomlib.org), red gemstones like Almandine of the garnet groupe.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 12:31, 1 March 2024 (EST)