A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s2.t1: Special features

A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s2.t1

Language: English

Special features

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The Kṣemakutūhala contains such a large number of interesting technical terms that only a few of these can be mentioned. Seven types of pāka are distinguished: bharjana, taḷana, 346 sveda, pacana, kvathana, tāndūra and puṭapāka (1.37–41). The terms vesavā-ra, kāsamarda, karāla and uddhūlana are used in the sense of condiment (1.42–50).

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Noteworthy among the dishes described are, e.g., aṅgārakarkarī (10.80–81), 347 barbara (10.126–127), candrahāsā (10.87), harisā (6.60–61), 348 jalebī (10.122–125), 349 karcarī (6.48–49), kāsāra (10.138–141), 350 parpaṭa (6.39–40), 351 samosā (6.131–135), 352 sevikā (10.142–144), 353 tāhaḍī (6.43–44), 354 taradvaṭī (10.113–115), and veṭikā (10.82–84). 355

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Remarkable names of plants are bhairaṇḍa (8.91–92), caceṇḍa (8.42), ḍhehikā (8.185–186), gaulāla (5.34, 39 and 47), 356 kohaḍa (8.101–102), makhāṇa (10.98), 357 poyikā (8.114–117), teṇṭī (8.60–61), ṭiṇḍisa (8.46–47), and viṣāṇa (8.81–82).

Linked texts (1)

Kṣemakutūhala — Kṣemaśarman 1549, Sanskrit