[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.c49.59 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c49.59 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c49.59 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c49.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.59) \*Ākhanika\* or \*Ākhanikavaka\* means spade. \*Khanati\* means digging. Various declinations of the verb in different tenses e.g., \*khanayate, khāyate, caṅkhanayate, cikhaniṣati\* etc. - [Previous: v2.c49.58](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.58) - [Next: v2.c49.60](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.60) - [Up: v2.c49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.59](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.59) · Pramāṇa