Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t12.8
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.t12.8
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c9.t12.8
Iron was converted into steel and various tools and weapons, and coats of mail, already referred to, were prepared on a large scale. Then knives (*pippalaga*), needles (*sūi* *ānya*), nail-cutters (*nakkhaccani*) and surgical boxes (*satthakosa*) were also¹⁶³ fashioned.