Adhyakshaprachara Adhyaya 25 Sutra 22 - Arthashastra | Bengali | Vedapath

Sutra 22

Devanagari script

मेषशृङ्गीत्वक्क्वाथाभिषुतो गुडप्रतीवापः पिप्पलीमरिचसम्भारस्त्रिफलायुक्तो वा मैरेयः ॥ कZ_०२.२५.२२ ॥

Transliteration

meṣaśṛṅgī-tvak-kvāthābhiṣuto guḍa-pratīvāpaḥ pippalī-marica-sambhāras triphalā-yukto vā maireyaḥ

Translation

মৈরেয় প্রস্তুত হয় মেষশৃঙ্গী-ছালের ক্বাথ দিয়ে গাঁজন করে, তাতে গুড় মিশিয়ে, পিপ্পলী ও মরিচের মশলা-সম্ভার যোগ করে, এবং ইচ্ছামতো ত্রিফলা মিশিয়ে।

Word by Word

मेषशृङ्गीmeshaśṛṅgī (a medicinal plant)

त्वक्bark; (often) cinnamon bark

क्वाथdecoction

अभिषुतःpressed out; extracted (after decoction)

गुडjaggery; molasses-cake sugar

प्रतीवापःan added charge/ingredient (esp. fermenting additive)

पिप्पलीlong pepper

मरिचblack pepper

सम्भारःmixture; collection of ingredients (spice blend)

त्रिफलाtriphala (the three-fruit compound)

युक्तःmixed; combined (with)

वाor; alternatively

मैरेयःmaireya, a type of fermented liquor

Entities Mentioned

maireya

guḍa (jaggery)

pippalī

marica

triphalā

meṣaśṛṅgī

Why enumerate specific botanicals and spices in an administrative manual?

To define lawful composition, prevent harmful substitutions, and give inspectors objective criteria for compliance.