Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c46.s3.4
Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c46.s3.4
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v2.c46.s3.4
We find the excellent compilation Amarakośa categorising the materials in four caste-categories, the metallurgical equipments falling under śūdravarga. Even the scientifically oriented intellectuals like Caraka, Gotama, Praśastapāda, though not conforming to all the Vedic tenets, tacitly accepted the varṇāśrama and the caste-system. The famous Vedāntist Śaṅkara not only supported the caste-injunctions of Manu, but also criticised the atmoic theory of Kaṇāda (Brahma-Sūtrabhāṣyam, 2.2.17):
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