A History of Hindu Chemistry from the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century A.D. v1.c14.2

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¹ हारिते बौष्णि रजते बौष्न्ययसि बौष्न तपसाविष्टिाान । AV. 5, 28, 1. Here "हारित" (yellow) is explained by Sáyana as equivalent to gold. श्याममयऽस्य मांसान लाोहितमय लाोहितम । AV. 11, 3, 7. Here according to Sáyana श्याममय = black metal i. e. iron and लाोहितमय = red metal i.e. copper. The Susruta also differentiates iron by the term krishnaloha (black metal), though copper is known by its proper name támra.