Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c42.s4.2

v2.c42.s4.2

The Rāmāyaṇa contains a much shorter list of minerals and metals probably because this epic itself is much shorter, and has been spared from the later-day interpolations. Like the other epic, the Rāmāyaṇa also must have been compiled in the present form during the Historical period and contains the usual references to the widely used minerals and metals.