Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 388

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ajājījambāle rajasi maricānāṃ ca luṭhitāḥ kaṭutvāduṣṇatvājjanitarasanauṣṭhavyatikarāḥ /
anirvāṇotthena prabalataratailāktatanavo mayā sadyo bhṛṣṭāḥ katipayakavayyaḥ kavalitāḥ //

Rolled in the mire of cumin and dust of black pepper, producing a tingling sensation on tongue and lips because of their pungency and heat, / their bodies soaked in very strong oil drawn from unquenched fire, a few freshly fried kavayī fish were devoured by me.