Iron in Ancient India c7.s4.12

c7.s4.12

*karshaka*, *drāvaka* and *romakāntā*. It possesses one, two, three, four and five faces and often many faces and is of yellow, black and red colour respectively. The variety which makes all kinds of iron move about is called *bhrāmaka*, that which kisses iron is called *chumbaka*, that which attracts iron is called *karshaka*, that which at once melts the iron is called *drāvaka* (lit. a solvent) and the fifth kind is that which, when broken, shoots forth hair-like filaments.¹