Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c48.41

v2.c48.41

तिग्नं . . . परशु: न जिह्वां द्रविर्न द्रावयति दारु धक्षत्
*tignaṃ . . . paraśuḥ na jihvāṃ dravirna drāvayati dāru dhakṣat.*
Fire devours wood with its axe-like sharp tongue, just as the smelter melts the metal. (6.3.4).