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Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.15.17

Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.15.17

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Sanskrit

2.15.17

ikṣurasaguḍamadhuphāṇitajāmbavapanasānām anyatamo meṣaśṛṅgīpippalīkvāthābhiṣuto māsikaḥ ṣāṇmāsikaḥ sāṃvatsariko vā cidbhiṭor vārukekṣukāṇḍāmraphalāmalakāvasutaḥ śuddho vā śuktavargaḥ //

Mixture made by combining any one of the substances, such as the juice of sugar-cane, jaggory, honey,. the, juice of grapes, the essence of the fruits of jambu (Euginia Jambolana) and of jaka tree—with the essence of meshasringa (a kind of plant) and long pepper, with or without the addition of the essence of chirbhita (a kind of gourd), cucumber, sugar-cane, mango-fruit and the fruit of myrobalam, the mixture being prepared so as to last for a month, or six months, or a year, constitute the group of astringents (sukta-varga).

R. Shamasastry 1915, Kautilya's Arthaśāstra

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