Iron in Ancient India c7.s4.16

c7.s4.16

In *Rasendrashār-samgraha* we have got a passage in which the same three kinds of iron are mentioned, viz. *munda*, *tikshna* and *kānta*. In this passage also it is stated that " *munda* is ten times better than iron rust, *tikshna* hundred times better than *munda*, and *kānta* million times better than *tikshna* iron." ¹