Astanga Hrudaya
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जले दशगुणे पक्त्वा दशभागस्थिते रसे । आपोथ्य कृत्वा व्यस्थीनि विजयामलकान्यथ ॥ १६ ॥
their quantity of water until reduced to one-tenth part. The cooked vijayā (harītakī) and āmalakī are then removed, deseeded, and ground into a fine paste, which is mixed back into the decoction (niryūha).
english translation
jale dazaguNe paktvA dazabhAgasthite rase । Apothya kRtvA vyasthIni vijayAmalakAnyatha ॥ 16 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptविनीय तस्मिन्निर्यूहे योजयेत्कुडवांशकम् । त्वगेलामुस्तरजनीपिप्पल्यगुरुचन्दनम् ॥ १७ ॥
To this mixture, one kuḍava (192 g) each of the powdered herbs—tvak – Cinnamomum verum, elā – Elettaria cardamomum, musta – Cyperus rotundus, rajanī – Curcuma longa, pippalī – Piper longum, aguru – Aquilaria agallocha, candana – Santalum album,
english translation
vinIya tasminniryUhe yojayetkuDavAMzakam । tvagelAmustarajanIpippalyagurucandanam ॥ 17 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptमण्डूकपर्णीकनकशङ्खपुष्पीवचाप्लवम् । यष्ट्याह्वयं विडङ्गं च चूर्णितं तुलयाऽधिकम् ॥ १८ ॥
maṇḍūkaparṇī – Centella asiatica, kanaka – Datura metel, śaṅkhapuṣpī – Convolvulus prostratus, vacā – Acorus calamus, plava – Cyperus scariosus / Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, yaṣṭyāhva – Glycyrrhiza glabra, and viḍaṅga – Embelia ribes—is added, along with one tulā (4.8 kg) in addition to .
english translation
maNDUkaparNIkanakazaGkhapuSpIvacAplavam । yaSTyAhvayaM viDaGgaM ca cUrNitaM tulayA'dhikam ॥ 18 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptसितोपलार्धभारं च पात्राणि त्रीणि सर्पिषः । द्वे च तैलात्पचेत्सर्वं तदग्नौ लेहतां गतम् ॥ १९ ॥
half a bhāra (48 kg) of sitopalā (sugar candy), three pātras (approximately 23 kg) of ghee, and two pātras (approximately 15.3 kg) of taila (sesame oil). All these ingredients are cooked together over a gentle fire until the mixture reaches a confection/jam consistency (lehātā).
english translation
sitopalArdhabhAraM ca pAtrANi trINi sarpiSaH । dve ca tailAtpacetsarvaM tadagnau lehatAM gatam ॥ 19 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptअवतीर्णं हिमं युञ्ज्याद्विंशैः क्षौद्रशतैस्त्रिभिः । ततः खजेन मथितं निदध्याद्घृतभाजने ॥ २० ॥
Once taken off the fire and allowed to cool, three hundred and twenty palas (15.36 kg) of honey (kṣaudra) should be incorporated. The confection should then be thoroughly churned with a wooden ladle (khaja) and stored in a vessel that has been smeared with ghee.
english translation
avatIrNaM himaM yuJjyAdviMzaiH kSaudrazataistribhiH । tataH khajena mathitaM nidadhyAdghRtabhAjane ॥ 20 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript