Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c41.s6.3
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c41.s6.3
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v2.c41.s6.3
The Arthaśāstra described a gold-bearing ore which Roy (1946: 113-14) has interpreted as typical auriferous pyrite. We reproduce the translation of the relevant section (2.12.5) of the Arthaśāstra with Roy’s interpretation in the parentheses:
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- Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra — Kauṭilya, Sanskrit