Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c9.110

c9.110

**Varieties of Lands and Crops.** It is also stated that lands that are ‘beaten by foam’ (*phenāghāta*), i.e., those on the banks of rivers or marshy lands, are suitable for growing *Vallīphala* such as pumpkin, gourd and the like. The flooded lands (*parivāhāntāḥ*) are suitable for sugarcane (*Ikshu*), pepper (*Pippalī*) and grapes (*Mridvīkā*). Lands depending on wells (*Kūpa-paryantāḥ*) are good for vegetables (*śāka*) and roots (*mūla*). Lands in the vicinity of canals, lakes, or tanks (*haraṇīparyantāḥ*) are good for fodder (*Haritaka*). Lands between cultivated plots may be utilized to grow cloves, medicinal herbs and fragrant plants.