Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c39.s7.5
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c39.s7.5
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v2.c39.s7.5
Salt or lavaṇa is rarely mentioned in the early Vedic literature such as the Ṛgveda. The word appears in the period of the Brāhmaṇas. Ś. Brā., 5.2.1.16 recognises salt as an important item of food: ‘salt means cattle and cattle is food’. The property of a salt like borax to act as a flux and assist in joining two pieces of gold was known (Chā. Up., 4.17.7, Jai.Brā.Up., 3.17.3):
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- Chāndogyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit