Essay name: Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature
Author:
Sulekha Biswas
Affiliation: Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj University / Department of Sanskrit
This essay studies the presence of Minerals and Metals in Sanskrit literature over three millennia, from the Rigveda to Rasaratna-Samuccaya. It establishes that ancient Indians were knowledgeable about various minerals and metallurgy prior to the Harappan era, with literary references starting in the Rgveda.
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RASARATNASAMUCHCHAYA
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啶啶班ぅ啶距く啶�
啶啶｀啶� [辫谤补迟丑腻测补岣�
尘耻峁囜笉补] ' 啶む啶氞ぞ 啶� 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶� 啶掂た啶啶班啶距ぐ啶く啶� 啶膏啶啶むぎ啷� 啷�
啶呧ぅ 啶啶｀啶∴ぎ啷�
啶啶︵ 啶曕啶｀啶� 啶曕ぁ啶� 啶� 啶掂た啶掂た啶о 啶啶｀啶∴ぎ啷佮啷嵿く啶む 啷� [toc膩 ca k膩nta ca viprak膩ramaya岣� sm峁泃am |
atha 尘耻峁囜笉补m
m峁沝u ku峁囜弓ha ka岣嵞� ca vividha峁� 尘耻峁囜笉补mucyate || ] 70.
啶︵啶班啶むう啷嵿ぐ啶距さ啶さ啶苦じ啷嵿か啷嬥啶� 啶氞た啶曕ぃ啶� 啶啶︵ 啶む啷嵿啷佮き啶 啷�
啶灌い啶� 啶い啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶膏ぐ啷囙う啷嵿う啷佮啶栢ぞ啶む 啶むい啷嵿啷佮ぃ啷嵿啶� 啶ぇ啷嵿く啶 啶膏啶啶むぎ啷� 啷�
啶う啶む 啶啷嵿く啶む 啶え啷� 啶曕啶ぃ 啶膏啶ぞ啶む啶む啶距ぐ啶曕ぎ啷� 啷� [drutadr膩vamavispho峁璦峁� cika峁嘺峁� m峁沝u tacchubham |
hata峁� yatprasareddu岣h膩t tatku峁囜弓ha峁� madhyama峁� sm峁泃am ||
yadata峁� bhajyate bhane k峁沺a峁嘺 sy膩ttak膩rakam || ] 71-72.
啶呧ぅ 啶む啶氞ぃ啶-
啶粪ぁ啷嵿さ啶苦ぇ啶� 啶む啶氞啶｀ぎ啷佮啷嵿く啶む 啷� [atha tauca峁嘺m-
峁岣峷idha峁� toc峁嘺mucyate || ] 75.
啶ぐ啷佮し啶� 啶啶椸ぐ啷嬥え啷嵿ぎ啷佮啷嵿い啶� 啶え啷� 啶ぞ啶班う啶掂啷嵿啶掂た 啷�
啶ㄠぎ啶ㄠ 啶啷嵿啶班 啶い啷� 啶むい啷� 啶栢ぐ啶む啶灌ぎ啷佮う啶距す啷冟い啶 啷� [paru峁峁� pogaronmukta峁� bhane p膩radavacchavi |
namane bha峁卥ara峁� yat tat kharatohamud膩h峁泃am || ] 76.
啶掂啶椸き啶權啶椸ぐ啶оぞ啶� [惫别驳补产丑补峁単补谤补诲丑腻谤补] ' 啶い啷� 啶膏ぞ啶班げ啷嬥す啶� 啶むう啷屶ぐ啶苦い啶 [yat s膩raloha峁� tadauritam ] 78.
啶呧ぅ 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啷�-
啶啶班ぞ啶 啶氞啶啶啶� 啶氞啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿し啶曕 啶︵啶班ぞ啶掂啶� 啶むぅ啶� 啷�
啶忇さ啶� 啶氞い啷佮さ啶苦ぇ啶� 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶班啶啶距え啷嵿い 啶� 啶啷嵿啶ぎ啷� 啷�
啶忇啶︵た啶む啶班た啶氞い啷佮啶啷嵿啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷嵿さ啶む啶啶栢ぎ啷囙さ 啶むい啷� 啷�
啶啶む 啶曕ぐ啶� 啶むぅ啶� 啶班啷嵿い啶� 啶掂た啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ 啶膏啶ぞ啶む 啶啶ム啷� 啶啶ム啷� 啷� [atha k膩ntam-
bhr膩maka cumbaka峁� caiva kar峁ka峁� dr膩vaka峁� tath膩 |
eva峁� catuvidha峁� k膩nta romak膩nta ca pa帽camam ||
ekaditricatu岣a帽casarvvatomukhameva tat |
p墨ta峁� kara峁嘺 tath膩 rakta峁� vivar峁嘺 sy膩t p峁泃hak p峁泃hak || ] 84-85.
啶啶班ぞ啶く啷囙啶溹ぞ啶む 啶む 啶むい啷� 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶啶班ぞ啶 啶い啶 啷�
啶氞啶啶が啷囙啷掄ぎ啷嵿く啶曕 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶曕ぐ啷嵿し啶啶む 啶曕ぐ啷嵿し啶曕 啶むぅ啶� 啷�
啶膏ぞ啶氞ぞ啶︵く啶︵啶班ぞ啶掂く啷囙啶灌 啶むい啷� 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶︵啶班ぞ啶掂啶� 啶さ啷囙い啷� 啷�
啶むう啶班啶啶距え啷嵿い 啶膏啶啶熰た啶むぞ啶︵く啶む 啶班啶啶灌ぎ啷� 啶さ啷囙い啷� 啷� [bhr膩maye啷媕膩ta峁� tu tat k膩nta bhr膩maka matam ||
cumbabeca啷抦yaka峁� k膩nta kar峁yet kar峁ka峁� tath膩 |
s膩c膩dayadr膩vaye啷媓a峁� tat k膩nta dr膩vaka峁� bhavet ||
tadaromak膩nta sphu峁璱t膩dayato romohamo bhavet | ] 88-89.
啶う啷嬥え啷嵿ぎ啶む啶む啶溹 啶膏啶む 啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶むぎ啶啶氞啶い啷� 啷�
啶曕啶粪啶む啶班 啶栢ぞ啶む啶掂ぞ 啶椸啶班す啷�啶むさ啷嵿く [madonmattagaja岣� s奴ta岣� k膩ntamamucyate ||
k峁tra峁� kh膩tv膩 grah墨tavya] ' 啶むい啷嵿お啷嵿ぐ啶い啷嵿え 啷囙え 啶о啶い啶� 啷�
啶ぞ啶班啶むぞ啶むお啶掂た啶曕啶粪た啶啶� 啶掂ぐ啷嵿啶啶ㄠぞ啶む啶� 啶膏啶多く啶� 啷� [tatprayatna 啷噉a dh墨mat膩 |
m膩rut膩tapavik峁pta varjayen膩tra sa峁兣沘ya岣� || ] 92-93.
啶ぞ啶む啶班 啶じ啷嵿く 啶啶班じ啶班い啶� 啶溹げ啷� 啶む啶侧さ啶苦え啷嵿う啷佮ぐ啷嵿え 啶侧た啶啶�
啶椸え啷嵿ぇ [p膩tre yasya prasarati jale tailavindurna lipta
gandha] ' 啶灌た啶權啶� 啶む啶啶むた 啶� 啶むぅ啶� 啶むた啶むぞ啶� 啶ㄠた啶啶啶侧啶曕 啷�
啶ぞ啶曕 啶︵啶椸啶� 啶さ啶むた 啶多た啶栢ぐ啶距啶距ぐ啶曕 啶ㄠ啶むた 啶啶た啶�
啶曕ぞ啶ㄠ啶� 啶侧啶灌 啶むう啶苦う啶啶︵た啶む 啶侧啷嵿し啶啶曕啶む 啶� 啶氞ぞ啶ㄠ啶い啷� 啷� [hi峁単a tyajati ca tath膩 tit膩峁� nimbakalka岣� |
p膩ke dugdha bhavati 艣ikhar膩k膩raka峁� naiti bh奴mi峁�
k膩nta loha峁� tadidamudita峁� lak峁yokta峁� na c膩nyat || ] 94.
Extracts from Rasaratnasamuccaya:
On Different Kinds of Iron (ayas)
-munda, tiksna and kanta
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