Verse 19·VR 1.37.19

ताम्रं कार्ष्णायसं चैव तैक्ष्ण्यादेवाभिजायत || १-३७-१९ मलं तस्याभवत्तत्र त्रपु सीसकमेव च | तदेतद्धरणीं प्राप्य नानाधातुरवर्धत || १-३७-२०

taamram kaarShNaayasam caiva taikShNyaat eva abhijaayata || 1-37-19 malam tasya abhavat tatra trapu siisakam eva ca | tat etat dharaNiim praapya naanaa dhaatuH avardhata || 1-37-20

Translation

"In that process, copper and iron are also generated from that combustion of fires of Shiva and Fire-god, and the residua have become tin and lead, and thus that embryo on reaching the earth has evolved itself into various other elements also. [1-37-19b, 20]

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b, 20. tatra

in that - process

taikSNyaat

from combustion \t\t\t- [kshaara = metallic alkali, element]

taamram

copper

kaarSNaayasam

iron

ca eva

also thus

abhijaayata

are generated

tasya

its - of the semen of Shiva

malam

from residua

trapu

tin

siisakam eva ca

lead, also, thus

abhavat

became

tat etat

that, thus - such as it is - that potence of Shiva

dharaNiim \t\t\tpraapya

on reaching earth

naanaadhaatuH avardhata

various \t\t\telements, evolved as.

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