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अतिनीलसुरभिषु गृहोपवनेषु वनितासखैर्विासिभिरनुभूयमानमधुपानोत्सवा''' The juice of grapes is Madhu according to Kautilya.?
'Āsava'' is another variety of wine referred to by Dhanapāla, though it occurs here as a generic name for wine appended to the word.
According to Kautilya -
One tulā of the wood-apple fruit, five tulās of treacle and a prastha of honey form the mixture for the āsava.
‘āpānakamardalaih” refers to ‘āpānaka’ as a drinking bout or carousal.
" BICĪG4chyar"), again refers to Madhu, the juice of fruits such as Grapes etc.
Tagiyefuafectayadalanara",“ refers to a drinking revelry in ‘Pānagoșthi’.
"नालिकेरीफलरसप्रायपानम्",' refers to the juice of the cocoanut fruits serving a liquor for the people of Kāñci.
"a1c4c647f", refers to the wine prepared out of the juice of the fruit of the palmyra palm.
‘Sīdhu' is another type of wine referred to by Dhanapāla in', 'सीधुभंगारधारिणां'
'Sidhu’lo according to Dr. Om Prakash was prepared with the juice of sugarcane and dhātaki flowers. “Kāpisāyanam' is another expression denoting 'a kind of spirituous liquor' (M. Williams) and "TETHICH, haastat'' (also commentary Le. 28) It seems to have been a favourite drink of non-āryans. Kautilya takes as a juice grapes. Two kinds of Sīdhus are mentioned one prepared from boiled juice and the other from unboiled juice.
1. TM Vol. I p. 46. 2. MARY KAŚ II 25. 24 part I p. 79, Part II p. 178. 3. offergany fordi jedictor PT HYA: PAHUT: IKAŚ II 25. 19 Part I p. 79. 4. TM Vol. III p. 64, part II p. 177. 5. Ibid. Vol. III p. 92. 6. Ibid. Vol. III p. 148, also Sm. ed. p. 324. 7. Ibid. Vol. III p. 172. 8. Ibid. Vol. III p. 173. 9. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 301. 10. Food & Drinks in Ancient India p. 300. 11. TM Vol. I, p. 74, L-7 12. Caraka Sūtrasthāna XV. 6. L-18, p.126
