[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.c49.76 # Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c49.76 Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c49.76 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c49.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.76) \*Drava\* : flowing, fluid. (3.3.27) \*Pradrāva\* means something flowing away or fugitive. The word derived from \*dru\*. In the \*Ṛgveda\* we have \*Drāva\*, \*Drāvin\* to mean something which can be melted e.g. gold. - [Previous: v2.c49.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.75) - [Next: v2.c49.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.77) - [Up: v2.c49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49) ## Cites (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.biswas-1996.v2.c49.76) · Pramāṇa