From: Alexander Stolbov
Message: 12091
Date: 2002-01-18
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From: "kalyan97" <kalyan97@...>
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Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 12:41 PM
Subject: [tied] Early IE speakers in India: Kuiper
... Sasanian king Kavad
I. Kavad himself, born in the middle of the 5th century AC, bears the
name of the first Kavi (Kavata - Kavad); theee of his sons are named
Kaus (=Kavi Usan), Khusrav (Haosravah) and Jam (Yima)." (Arthur
Christensen, 1993, The Kayanians (Les Kayanides), Bombay, KR Cama
Oriental Institute, pp. 5-8, 39). This is a legacy from the R.gveda,
the Kavi us'anas is the name of a r.s.i whose hymns are celebrated in
the Rigveda Sam.hita_. In the Iranian tradition, kavi-s are smiths
who became kings. It is possible to explain the central process of
the R.gveda related to Soma processing as a metallurgical allegory of
purifying electrum quartz/pyrites to yield pure gold and silver.
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Does Rigvedic Kavya Ushanas have any connection with iron and ferrous
metallurgy ?
What are the main terms of ferrous metallurgy in Sanskrit
(a blacksmith, to hammer, bloom, an anvil, forging furnace etc.)?
Is the source of these words known?
Thanks in advance,
Alexander