Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.s5.t1.11

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*Nāmaliṅgānuśāsanam* by Amarasiṃha (AD 450) popularly known as *Amarakośa* is one of the most celebrated lexicons in the Sanskrit language. The author was Buddhist Scholar with a strong leaning towards *Sāṃkhya* philosophy. He compiled a large number of technical words related to minerals and metals. Many of these are from the Vedic sources, Pāṇini and Kauṭilya, which we have already mentioned. We would mention here only some of the additions made around fourth century AD.