Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c48.4

v2.c48.4

*Araṇi* : 1.127.4, 1.129.5, 3.29.2, 5.9.3, 7.1.1, 10.184.3 : Fire wood from the forest. ‘Fire is born from fire-wood’. *śiśum yathā navam janiṣṭāraṇī* (5.9.3) fire by friction (3.29.1) *araṇyornihito jātavedā garbha . . . agniḥ* (3.29.2).