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मेदक प्रसन्न आसव अरिष्ट मैरेय मधूनाम् ॥

Of various kinds of liquor such as medaka, prasanna, ásava, arista, maireya, and madhu:--

english translation

उदक द्रोणं तण्डुलानाम् अर्ध आढकं त्रयः प्रस्थाः किण्वस्य इति मेदक योगः ॥

Medaka is manufactured with one drona of water, half, an ádaka of rice, and three prastha of kinva (ferment).

english translation

द्वादश आढकं पिष्टस्य पञ्च प्रस्थाः किण्वस्य क्रमुक त्वक् फल युक्तो वा जाति सम्भारः प्रसन्ना योगः ॥

Twelve ádhakas of flour (pishta), five prasthas of kinva (ferment), with the addition of spices (játisambhára) together with the bark and fruits of putraká (a species of tree) constitute prasanná.

english translation

कपित्थ तुला फाणितं पञ्च तौलिकं प्रस्थो मधुन इत्य् आसव योगः ॥

One-hundred palas of kapittha (Feronia Elephantum) 500 palas of phánita (sugar), and one prastha of honey (madhu) form ásava.

english translation

पाद् अधिको ज्येष्ठः पाद हीनः कनिष्ठः ॥

With an increase of one-quarter of the above ingredients, a superior kind of ásava is manufactured; and when the same ingredients are lessened to the extent of one-quarter each, it becomes of an inferior quality.

english translation