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504 : Scientific Contents in Präkṛta Canons
cereals or grains may be included in this category. The early literature22 mentions 24 varieties of grains though Śrutasāgara Sūri of later period mentions only 7 or 18 varieties23. Currently, sugarcane and corriandar are not taken as grains because of their different structure. Fortunately, Śrutasāgara does also not mention them. Table 3 (a & b) gives this list on a comparative basis.
Table 3 a Different Types of Grains and Potables.
Daśavaikālika Niṣithacurni
Śrutasägara
1
[A] Carbohydrate Cereals
Wheat
1.
Wheat
2. Sāli Rice
2
Sāli Rice
Brihi Rice
3. Brihi Rice 4. Saṣṭika Rice
Śastika Rice
5. Barley
Barley
6. Kodrava Grain Kodrava Grain
Kangu Rice
7.
8. Kangini
9. Ralaka
10.
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[B] Proteinous Cereals or Pulses
11. Mūnga
12. Urada
13. Black Gram
14. Arahara
15. Lobia (Cow
pea)
16. Peas (Mutter ) Peas
17. Masūra
Masūra
18. Motha (Lentil)
19. Nispava 20. Kulthi
Mūnga
Urada
Black Gram
Arahara
Cow pea
Bhatavanāsa Kulthi
3
Wheat Šāli Rice
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Barley
Mūnga
Urada
Gram
Arahara
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4
Wheat Sali Rice
Barley
Kodrava
Kangu Rice
Ralaka
Jvāra (matha
vainava)
Münga
Urada
Gram
Arahara
Cow pea
Masūra Makuṣṭha
Kulthi (Batar)
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