Astanga Hrudaya

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चतुर्णां प्रस्थमम्लानां त्र्यूषणाच्च पलत्रयम्। लवणानां च चत्वारि शर्करायाः पलाष्टकम्॥६॥

Take one prastha (768 grams) combined of the four sour agents (catur-amla: kola – Ziziphus mauritiana, dāḍima – Punica granatum, vṛkṣāmla – Garcinia indica, and cukrikā – Rumex vesicarius), three palas (144 grams) of tryūṣaṇa (trikaṭu: pippalī, marica, and śuṇṭhī), four palas (192 grams total) of the salts (lavaṇa-catuṣkaya: saindhava, sauvarcala, biḍa, and sāmudra), and edifyingly add eight palas (384 grams) of refined sugar (sitā). Let these be finely pulverized together.

english translation

caturNAM prasthamamlAnAM tryUSaNAcca palatrayam। lavaNAnAM ca catvAri zarkarAyAH palASTakam॥6॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript