The Law Code of Yājñavalkya 3.2.24

3.2.24

kṣārā yavakṣārādayaḥ | dadhikṣīrayor grahaṇaṃ mastupiṇḍakilāṭakūrcikādīnāṃ tadvikārāṇām upalakṣaṇam, kṣīraṃ savikāram (GDh 7.11) iti gautamasmaraṇāt | ghṛtagrahaṇaṃ tailādisnehamātropalakṣaṇam | jalaṃ prasiddham | śastraṃ khaḍgādi | āsavagrahaṇaṃ madyamātropalakṣaṇam | madhūcchiṣṭaṃ sikthakam | madhu kṣaudram | lākṣā jatu | barhiṣaḥ kuśāḥ | mṛt prasiddhā | carmājinam | puṣpaṃ prasiddham | ajalomakṛtaḥ kambalaḥ kutapaḥ | keśāś camaryādisaṃbaddhāḥ | takram udaśvit | viṣaṃ śṛṅgyādi | kṣitir bhūmiḥ, nityaṃ bhūmivrīhiyavājāvyaśvarṣabhadhenvanaḍuhaś caike iti sumantusmaraṇāt | kauśeyaṃ kośaprabhavaṃ vasanam | nīlaṃ nīlīrasam | lavaṇagrahaṇenaiva biḍasauvarcalasaindhavasāmudrasomakakṛtrimāṇy aviśeṣeṇa gṛhyante | māṃsaṃ prasiddham | ekaśaphā hayādayaḥ | sīsagrahaṇaṃ lohamātropalakṣaṇam | śākaṃ sarvam aviśeṣāt | oṣadhayaḥ phalapākāntāḥ | ārdrauṣadhayaḥ iti viśeṣopādānāc chuṣkeṣu na doṣaḥ | piṇyākaḥ prasiddhaḥ | paśava āraṇyāḥ,

"Alkali" means barley-alkali and the like. The mention of curd and milk is indicative of their preparations, such as whey, coagulated milk curds, kilāṭa, and kūrcikā, because Gautama states: "Milk with its products." The mention of clarified butter is indicative of all unctuous substances such as oil. Water is well known. "Weapons" are swords and the like. The mention of spirituous liquor is indicative of all intoxicating drinks. "Beeswax" is wax. "Honey" is honey from bees. "Lac" is resin. "Kuśa grass" refers to barhis. Earth is well known. "Skin" is hide. Flower is well known. A blanket made of goat-hair is a "kutapa." "Hair" refers to hair associated with the yak-tail and the like. "Buttermilk" is diluted curd. "Poison" is aconite and the like. "Land" is the earth, because Sumantu states: "Land, paddy, barley, goats, sheep, horses, bulls, milch cows, and oxen are always [forbidden to sell], according to some." "Silk" is garment made from cocoons. "Indigo" is indigo juice. By the mention of "salt" alone, black salt, sochal salt, rock salt, sea salt, somaka, and artificial salts are included without distinction. Meat is well known. "Single-hoofed animals" are horses and the like. The mention of lead indicates all metals. "Greens" means all [vegetables] without distinction. "Herbs" are plants that perish upon the ripening of their fruit; because of the specific mention of "moist herbs," there is no wrongdoing in [selling] dried ones. Oil-cake is well known. "Animals" are wild animals,