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( 35 ) Thus the word Mansa means "Guda' also. The wotd "Mansa' in Neuter gender only means flesh. But the word 'Mansa' in masculine gender does not mean flesh. Here the word 'Mansa' is used in Masculine gender. The word ‘Mansa' is deliberately and specifically used in masculine gender to purge out any possible misinterpretation of some philologist with self imposed scholarship. Despite this, if one interpretes the said word Mansa in the sense of flesh or meat, well, that would be his own enterprise. The fact is, the usage of the word Mansa in maseuliue gender clearly does not mean 'flesh' but undoubtedly means "Fruit-Jam' fruit preparation'. The old commentators and anotators have laid down, 'Kukkuta Mansaka Beeja purakam kataham' and thus Mansa means (Pak) i, e. fruit-Jam, Fruit-preparation.
CPAPTER III
In preceding two chapters we have very lucidly explained and interpreted the debatable text on the basis of conditions prevailing in the relevant times, method of interpretation and medical science. We want to clarify one point at this juncture, that if one interpretes the text in question without these bases, some
