Arthashastra

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प्रसन्ना योगः श्वेत सुरायाः ॥

The same ingredients as are added to prasanná are also added to white liquor (svetasurá).

english translation

prasannA yogaH zveta surAyAH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

सहकार सुरा रस उत्तरा बीज उत्तरा वा महा सुरा सम्भारिकी वा ॥

The liquor that is manufactured from mango fruits (sahakárasurá) may contain a greater proportion of mango essence (rasottara), or of spices (bíjottara). It is called mahásura when it contains sambhára (spices as described above).

english translation

sahakAra surA rasa uttarA bIja uttarA vA mahA surA sambhArikI vA ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

तासां मोरटा पलाश पत्तूर मेष शृङ्गी करञ्ज क्षीर वृक्ष कषाय भावितं दग्ध कट शर्करा चूर्णं लोघ्र चित्रक विलङ्ग पाठा मुस्ता कलिङ्ग यव दारु हरिद्र इन्दीवर शत पुष्प अपामार्ग सप्त पर्ण निम्ब आस्फोत कल्क अर्ध युक्तम् अन्तर् नखो मुष्टिः कुम्भीं राज पेयां प्रसादयति ॥

When a handful (antarnakho mushtih, i.e., so much as can be held in the hand, the fingers being so bent that the nails cannot be seen) of the powder of granulated sugar dissolved in the decoction of moratá (Alangium Hexapetalum), palása (Butea Frondosa), dattúra (Dattura Fastuosa), karanja (Robinia Mitis), meshasringa (a kind of poison) and the bark of milky trees (kshiravriksha) mixed with one-half of the paste formed by combining the powders of lodhra (Symplocos Racemosa), chitraka (Plumbago Zeylanica), vilanga, páthá (clypea Hermandifolia), mustá (cyprus Rotundus), kaláya (leguminous seeds), dáruharidra (Amonum Xanthorrhizon), indívara (blue lotus), satapushpa (Anethum Sowa), apámárga (Achyranthes Aspera) saptaparna (Echites Scholaris), and nimba (Nimba Melia) is added to (even) a kumbha of liquor payable by the king, it renders it very pleasant.

english translation

tAsAM moraTA palAza pattUra meSa zRGgI karaJja kSIra vRkSa kaSAya bhAvitaM dagdha kaTa zarkarA cUrNaM loghra citraka vilaGga pAThA mustA kaliGga yava dAru haridra indIvara zata puSpa apAmArga sapta parNa nimba Asphota kalka ardha yuktam antar nakho muSTiH kumbhIM rAja peyAM prasAdayati ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

फाणितः पञ्च पलिकश् च अत्र रस वृद्धिर् देयः ॥

Five palas of phánita (sugar) are added to the above in order to increase its flavour.

english translation

phANitaH paJca palikaz ca atra rasa vRddhir deyaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

कुटुम्बिनः कृत्येषु श्वेत सुराम्, औषध अर्थं वारिष्टम्, अन्यद् वा कर्तुं लभेरन् ॥

On special occasions (krityeshu), people (kutumbinah, i.e., families) shall be allowed to manufacture white liquor (svetasura), arishta for use in diseases, and other kinds of liquor.

english translation

kuTumbinaH kRtyeSu zveta surAm, auSadha arthaM vAriSTam, anyad vA kartuM labheran ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript