Arthashastra

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पिप्पली मरिच शृङ्गि बेरा अजाजी किरात तिक्त गौर सर्षप कुस्तुम्बुरु चोरक दमनक मरुवक शिग्रु काण्ड आदिः कटुक वर्गः ॥

Long pepper, black pepper, ginger, cumin seed, kiratatikta (Agathotes Chirayta), white mustard, coriander, choraka (a plant), damanaka (Artemisia Indica), maruvaka (Vangueria Spinosa), sigru (Hyperanthera Moringa), and the like together with their roots (kánda) come under the group of pungent substances (tiktavarga).

english translation

pippalI marica zRGgi berA ajAjI kirAta tikta gaura sarSapa kustumburu coraka damanaka maruvaka zigru kANDa AdiH kaTuka vargaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript