[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Minerals and Metals in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996) › v1.c8 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c8: Abbreviations Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v1.c8 - **Language:** English ### Abbreviations ### [v1.c8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c8.1) Ait. Brā. — \*Aitareya Brāhmaṇa\* AK — \*Amarakośa\* AM — \*Agastimata\* ARR — \*Agastīya Ratnaparīkṣā\* AS — \*Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra\* ASHR — \*Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya\* Āsval. ŚS — \*Āsvalāyana Śrautrasūtra\* AV — \*Atharva Veda\* BARC — Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay B&RW — Blue and Red Ware Bṛ. Saṃ. — \*Bṛhat Saṃhitā\* B. Up. — \*Bṛhadāraṇyaka Upaniṣad\* Chā. Up. — \*Chāndogya Upaniṣad\* DKM — \*Dhātukriyā\* or \*Dhātumañjarī\* DRN — \*Dhāturatnamālā\* DV — \*Dhātuvāda\* GP — \*Garuḍa Purāṇa\* Jai. Brā. — \*Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa\* Jai. Brā. Up. — \*Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa Upaniṣad\* K. YV — \*Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda\* Kā. ŚS — \*Kātyāyana Śrauta Sūtra\* ### [v1.c8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c8.2) | \*Kā. Saṃ.\* | — | \*Kāṭhaka Saṃhitā\* | | \*Katha Up.\* | — | \*Katha Upaniṣad\* | | \*Kau. Brā.\* | — | \*Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇa\* | | \*Kau. S.\* | — | \*Kausīka Sūtra\* | | \*LRP\* | — | \*Laghu Ratna Parīkṣā\* | | \*Mait. Saṃ.\* | — | \*Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā\* | | \*Mait. Up.\* | — | \*Maitrāyaṇī Upaniṣad\* | | \*Manu\* | — | \*Manu Smṛti\* | | \*MCK\* | — | E.J.H. Mackay’s \*Further Excavations at Mohenjo-daro\* (Vol.1) | | \*ML\* | — | \*Mānasollāsa\* | | \*MM\* | — | \*Maṇimālā\* | | \*MS-I\* | — | J. Marshall’s \*Mohenjo-daro and the Indus Civilizations\* (Vol. I) | | \*MS-II\* | — | J. Marshall’s \*Mohenjo-daro and the Indus Civilizations\* (Vol. II) | | \*MSV\* | — | Madho Sarup Vats’ \*Excavation at Harappa\* (Vol. 1) | | \*NBPW\* | — | Northern Black Polished Ware | | \*Nir.\* | — | \*Nirukta\* | | \*NRP\* | — | \*Navaratnaparīkṣā\* | | \*OCP\* | — | Ochre Coloured Pottery | | \*Paṃ. Vi. Brā.\* | — | \*Pañca Viṃsa Brāhmaṇa\* or \*Tāṇḍya Brāhmaṇa\* | | \*Pāṇ.\* | — | \*Pāṇini’s Aṣṭādhyāyī\* | | \*PGW\* | — | Painted Grey Ware | | \*RASASA\* | — | \*Rasendra-Sāra-Saṃgraha\* | | \*RCD\* | — | \*Rasendracuḍāmaṇi\* | | \*RCM\* | — | \*Rasacintāmaṇi\* | | \*RCT\* | — | \*Rasendra-Cintāmaṇi\* | ### [v1.c8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c8.3) \*RHR\* — \*Rasaḥṛdaya\* \*RJL\* — \*Rasajalalakṣmī\* \*RKP\* — \*Rasakalpa\* \*RN\* — \*Rājanighaṇṭu\* \*RNM\* — \*Rasanakṣatramālikā\* \*RNVK\* — \*Rasārṇavakalpa\* \*RNV\* — \*Rasārṇava\* \*RP\* — \*Ratnaparīkṣā\* \*RPS\* — \*Rasaprakāśa Sudhākara\* \*RR\* — \*Rasa-Ratnākara\* \*RRS\* — \*Rasaratnasamuccaya\* \*RS\* — \*Ratnasaṃgraha\* \*RV\* — \*Ṛgveda\* \*RYP\* — \*Rayaṇaparikkhā\* \*RYT\* — \*Rudrayāmala Tantra\* \*Ś. Brā.\* — \*Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa\* \*SP\* — \*Skanda Purāṇa\* \*SSRS\* — \*Sarveśvararasāyana\* \*ST\* — \*Suvarṇatantra or Svarṇatantra\* \*ŚYV\* — \*Śukla Yajurveda\* \*S. Vi. Brā.\* — \*Saḍa Viṃsa Brāhmaṇa\* \*Sāṅkh. Ā.\* — \*Sāṅkhyāyana Āraṇyaka\* \*Sāṅkh. ŚS\* — \*Sāṅkhyāyana Śrautasūtra\* \*Tait. Ā\* — \*Taittirīya Āraṇyaka\* \*Tait. Brā.\* — \*Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa\* \*Tait. Saṃ.\* — \*Taittirīya Saṃhitā (Same as K. YV)\* \*Vā. Saṃ.\* — \*Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā\* --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v1.c8) · Pramāṇa