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vitriol, copper sulphate or malachite / azurite powder?).
Namaling膩nus膩sanam by Amarasimha (450 A.D.) popularly
known as Amarakosa is one of the most celebrated lexicons in the
Sanskrit language. The author was a Buddhist Scholar with a
strong leaning towards Sankhya philosophy. He compiled a large
number of technical words related to minerals and metals. Many
of these are from the Vedic sources, Panini and Kautilya, which
we have already mentioned. We would mention here only some of the
additions made around fourth century A.D.
Like Angavijia, Amarakosa contained a list of different
kinds of salts such as sauvarcala (saltpetre), saindhava (rock salt)
Yavaksara (potassium carbonate in plant ash) etc. Saltpetre, also
known as naipali (from Nepal) was probably used in rocket or fire-
works, mentioned as Yogavartik膩 by Dandi (6th Century A.D.) in his
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Some of the other inorganic materials used for decorative
purpose were: tutthanjana mayuraka aksha (blue vitriol or copper
sulphate), sind奴ra or nagasambhava (red lead), Kulali (collyrium)
etc.Amarako艣a provided three names for alum: Kamkshi
saurashtraja. For minerals and gems, alternative, names
for pearl,
tuvari and
were
mentioned: subhra/abhra for mica, phala mukta kulisa/vaira
for diamond.
referred to.
Both marakata (emerald) and vaidurya (beryl) were
Some of the new names for metals and alloys are found
base metal, asmasara
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iron, kushi
in the Amarakosa: kupyam
wrought iron, parada/capala mercury, sthuna - iron statue, vanga
tin. It may be noted that the famous sthuna or iron pillar ADelhi
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