Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c39.s7.8
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c39.s7.8
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v2.c39.s7.8
The salt from the sea was known as lohita lavaṇa or red salt (Ka.ŚS, 31.17) and also as saindhava or the salt from sindhu or the sea (B.Up., 2.4.12). B.Up. further explained in this reference, that when dissolved in water, a salt particle loses its particulate nature and yet imparts salty taste to the entire mass of water:
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- Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Kātyāyanaśrautasūtra — Kātyāyana (Vājasaneyi sūtrakāra), Sanskrit