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of gold-caldrons being moved across by the rows of cooks moving in anxiety the ingress as well as the egress of the lowly servants being supervised by the Head Cooks appointed through honour the untimely frantic dance being displayed by the tent canopies erected on staves and moved by the wind. The word 'Āhāramandapa' (TM II. p.231, L-10) also occurs where detained by Meghavāhana and accompanied by Samaraketu, Harivāhana performed his activities such as taking of food etc. And sitting in the verandan of the 'Ahāramandapa' or Dining Hall, he met Sudrsti, the chief officer of the Royal records.
"CaRYHEITTO sferach fun!!!
Here the terms “Vārikam', 'Bhuñjānakaloka', 'ārālika', Kāñcanasthālī Sahasra' are technical, meaning the professional water carrying servants', 'the persons meant to take food', 'cooks', 'caldrons in thousands, made of gold'.
'Caldron? has fost: , 301, ohs, FerCÍ,
for its synonyms in Sanskrit. It means a basin in which vegetables, pulses, rice etc. are boiled and cooked, a 'Hāndi' in Hindi or a 'Patilä' a “Kettle' in English.
"विविधवितीर्णविततरत्नस्थालशतशकृितक्षितितले नृपासनासन्नानिषण्णमिषजि संनिधापितशुकसारिकाचकौर क्रौञ्चकोकिलप्रमुखपत्रिणि- वाररमणीभिरूपनीयमानमनोऽभिलषितानेकभक्ष्यपेयप्रकरो यथा स्थानमपविष्टेन प्रधानपार्थिवगणेनान्येन च प्रणयिना राजलोकेन परिवृतः कुर्वन्नन्तरान्तरा सह सुहद्भिः नर्मभोजनकर्म निरवर्तयत
This narrative contains ‘ratnasthālawhich seems to differ in significance from ‘sthāli', meaning thereby the big expansive receptacle meant to hold dishes, rice, dainties and cups full of pulses and vegetable“Thāla' in Hindi and Punjabi : plate, cup, bowl, dish, caldron etc.
According to Dr. Om Prakash -
'Sthālī' is one of the utensils which Indians have been using at least since the time of the Yajurveda. Dr. B.N. Puri and Dr. P.D. Agnihotra and
1. TM Vol. II, p. 231, L-8. 2. The Students English Sanskrit Dictionary V. S. Apte. under Sthāli Skt. Dictionary. M.
Williams. 3. TM Vol. Il pp 170-171. 4. Skt. Eng. Dict. M. Williams under Sthāla. 5. Food and Drinks in Ancient India Appendix V p. 258. 6. Vaj Sam XIX 27, 86. AV VIII 6. 17.
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