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मधुराःशीतलागुर्व्योबलघ्न्योरूक्षणात्मिकाः। सस्नेहाबलिभिर्भोज्याविविधाःशिम्बिजातयः ॥३१॥

[Qualities of the legumes] All varieties of legumes are sweet, cold in potency, heavy, destructive of strength, and dehydrating. They should be taken only by strong persons and in conjunction with unctuous articles.

english translation

madhurAHzItalAgurvyobalaghnyorUkSaNAtmikAH| sasnehAbalibhirbhojyAvividhAHzimbijAtayaH ||31||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

शिम्बीरूक्षाकषायाचकोष्ठेवातप्रकोपिनी। नचवृष्यानचक्षुष्याविष्टभ्यचविपच्यत ॥।३२॥

The shimbi jataya (variety of legumes) is dry, astringent in taste, provokesvata in the abdomen and is an anaphrodisiac. It also, is not good for the eye and causes slow and irregular digestion.

english translation

zimbIrUkSAkaSAyAcakoSThevAtaprakopinI| nacavRSyAnacakSuSyAviSTabhyacavipacyata |||32||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

आढकीकफपित्तघ्नीवातला, कफवातनुत्। अवल्गुजःसैडगजो, निष्पावावातपित्तलाः ॥३३॥

Pigeon-pea (Cajanus cajan Linn. Mill Sp) is useful in curing kapha and pitta and stimulates vata, while avalguja (bakuchi seeds, Psoralea corylifolia Linn.) seeds and the seeds of edagaja (wild senna, Cassia tora Linn) are effective in curing kapha and vata. The lablab (Dolichos lablab Linn. Var. typicus Prain.) stimulates vata and pitta.

english translation

ADhakIkaphapittaghnIvAtalA, kaphavAtanut| avalgujaHsaiDagajo, niSpAvAvAtapittalAH ||33||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

काकाण्डोमा(ला)त्मगुप्तानांमाषवत्फलमादिशेत्। द्वितीयोऽयंशमीधान्यवर्गःप्रोक्तोमहर्षिणा ॥३४॥ इतिशमीधान्यवर्गोद्वितीयः॥२॥

Sword bean (Mucuna monosperma DC), linseed (Linum usitatissimum Linn) and cowage (Mucuna prurita Hook) can be considered similar in effect to black gram. [34] Thus, the second group of pulses i.e. dicotyledons, expounded by the learned sage.

english translation

kAkANDomA(lA)tmaguptAnAMmASavatphalamAdizet| dvitIyo'yaMzamIdhAnyavargaHproktomaharSiNA ||34|| itizamIdhAnyavargodvitIyaH||2||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

अथमांसवर्गः- गोखराश्वतरोष्ट्राश्वद्वीपिसिंहर्क्षवानराः। वृकोव्याघ्रस्तरक्षुश्चबभ्रुमार्जारमूषिकाः ॥३५॥

[Class of mamsa (meat)] Listed now are the “tearer” beasts (i.e., beasts that can rend/tear with their horns/jaws/horns) that are sources of meat fit for human consumption : the cow (Bos taurus), the ass (Asinus equidae), the mule, the camel (Camelus dromedarius), the horse (Equus caballus), the panther (Felis pardus), the lion (Felis leo), the bear (Melusus labiatus), the monkey (Semnopithecus sp), the wolf (Canis lupus), the tiger (Felis tigris), the hyena (Hyaena striata), the large brown mongoose (Herpestes mungo), the cat (Felis domesticus), the mouse (Mus musculus),

english translation

athamAMsavargaH- gokharAzvataroSTrAzvadvIpisiMharkSavAnarAH| vRkovyAghrastarakSuzcababhrumArjAramUSikAH ||35||

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