Arthashastra

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पञ्च भाग वृद्धिर् भृष्टानाम् ॥

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

english translation

paJca bhAga vRddhir bhRSTAnAm ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कलायो द्वि गुणः, लाजा भरुजाश् च ॥

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

english translation

kalAyo dvi guNaH, lAjA bharujAz ca ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

षट्कं तैलम् अतसीनाम् ॥

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

english translation

SaTkaM tailam atasInAm ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

निम्ब कुश आम्रक पित्थ आदीनां पञ्च भागः ॥

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

english translation

nimba kuza Amraka pittha AdInAM paJca bhAgaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

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.

english translation

catur bhAgikAs tila kusumbha madhUka iGgudI snehAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript