Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c39.s2.5
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c39.s2.5
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Śyāma appears in many other literatures such as AV, 9.5.4, Ś. Brā, 13.2.2.16, Kā. Saṃ 18.10, Mait. Saṃ. 2.11.5 etc. At a later stage, iron was also known as kṛṣṇāyas or kārṣṇāyas or black metal (Jai. Brā. Up., 3.17.3). A very clear reference is obtained in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad:
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- Kāṭhakasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit