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तस्मात्तुषारसमये स्निग्धाम्ललवणान् रसान्। औदकानूपमांसानां मेद्यानामुपयोजयेत् ॥११॥
[Diet and beverages in winter season] In the period of snowfall, unctuous, sour and salty food items should be consumed predominantly. Meat of fatty, aquatic and marshy animals should be taken.
english translation
बिलेशयानां मांसानि प्रसहानां भृतानि च। भक्षयेन्मदिरां शीधुं मधु चानुपिबेन्नरः ॥१२॥
Meat of burrowing animals and roasted meat of animals that eat by snatching the prey should be consumed and after that drinking of madira and sidhu type of wines and honey is advised.
english translation
गोरसानिक्षुविकृतीर्वसां तैलं नवौदनम्। हेमन्तेऽभ्यस्यतस्तोयमुष्णं चायुर्न हीयते ॥१३॥
A person who is habituated to consuming milk products, cane sugar products, fats and oils, new rice and warm water during hemanta ritu, never sees his lifespan decrease ( i.e. these help in prevention from early aging and diseases).
english translation
अभ्यङ्गोत्सादनं मूर्ध्नि तैलं जेन्ताकमातपम्। भजेद्भूमिगृहं चोष्णमुष्णं गर्भगृहं तथा ॥१४॥
Lifestyle in winter season: In hemanta ritu,abhyanga (massage), utsadana (anointing), murdhni taila (applying oil on the head), fomentation by jentaka (a type of fomentation/sudation) method, sunbath, spending time in hot underground houses and warmer, inner rooms of the house is indicated.
english translation
शीतेषु संवृतं सेव्यं यानं शयनमासनम्। प्रावाराजिनकौषेयप्रवेणीकुथकास्तृतम् ॥१५॥
In winter season, vehicles, beds and seats should be well covered and spread over with thick quilts, deer or tiger skins, silken sheets, gunny-cloth sheets or blankets.
english translation