My heartfelt thanks to Lubomir, Dipak and George for their comments and suggestions.

However,  there is a however: I am especially interested in any pre-Mahabharatic (if I may say so) mentions of amrita as an object of contention, strife - something that is, independently of its supposed material form (liquid, metal, plant), fought for, stolen, divided, distributed, shared.

Thanks, once more,

Artur Karp