Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c48.30

v2.c48.30

यदा ते वातो अनुवाति शोचिर्वप्तेव श्मश्रु वपसि प्रभूम . . .
*yadā te vāto anuvāti śocirvapteva śmaśru vapasi prabhūma . . .*
(10.142.4)
With wind at its back, fire wipes out the trees and forests and ‘shaves’ the land just as the barber shaves (with a razor).