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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/15/36

पञ्च भाग वृद्धिर् भृष्टानाम् ॥

Grains fried will increase by one-fifth the original quantity.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/15/37

कलायो द्वि गुणः, लाजा भरुजाश् च ॥

leguminous seeds (kaláya), when fried, will increase twice the original. likewise rice when fried.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/15/38

षट्कं तैलम् अतसीनाम् ॥

Oil extracted from atasi (linseed) will be one-sixth (of the quantity of the seed).

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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/15/39

निम्ब कुश आम्रक पित्थ आदीनां पञ्च भागः ॥

that extracted from the seeds, nimba (Azadirachta Indica), kusámra (?), and Kapittha (Feronia Elephantum) will be one-fifth.

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siva.sh/arthashastra/adhyaksa-pracara/15/40

चतुर् भागिकास् तिल कुसुम्भ मधूक इङ्गुदी स्नेहाः ॥

and that extracted from tila (seasumum), kusumba (a sort of kidney bean), madhúka (Bassia Latifolia), and ingudi (Terminalia Catappa) will be one-fourth.

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Chapter 15

Verses 41-45