[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Minerals and Metals in Ancient India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996) › v2.c48.30 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c48.30 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c48.30 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c48.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.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). - [Previous: v2.c48.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c48.29) - [Next: v2.c48.31](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c48.31) - [Up: v2.c48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c48) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c48.30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c48.30) · Pramāṇa