Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c39.s5.1
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c39.s5.1
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v2.c39.s5.1
Silver and gold were the principal metals in the Vedic era for producing ornaments and the uses as the medium of financial transactions. In the previous chapter we have provided numerous examples of the use of hiranya or gold in the age of the Ṛgveda. This yellow metal was known as harita in the Atharva Veda (AV, 5.28.1, 5 and 9), hariśiprā in ṚV, 10.96.4, probably means yellow (golden) tiara.
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- Ṛgvedasaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit