Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c45.s5.5
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c45.s5.5
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v2.c45.s5.5
Sauvarcala stands for saltpetre in *Rasārṇava* and other *Rasa* texts. Its use in fireworks or *Yogavartikā* was mentioned by Daṇḍi (sixth century AD) in his *Daśakumāracarita*. It occurred extensively as an efflorescence on the soil in North India. There is a seventeenth century description of its preparation at Ajmer by lixiviation of the soil, evaporation and crystallisation. (Ray, 1956: 229)
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- Rasārṇava — Sanskrit
- Daśakumāracarita — Daṇḍin, Sanskrit