________________
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
391
"समनन्तरमेव सत्वरमागतैर्माहानसिकपुरुषैरुपनीतमतिहद्यवर्णगन्धरसमुत्कृष्टमूल्यसंपद्भिः सुपकारशास्त्रोपलव्धैर्यथावसरमुपकल्पितैरनल्पबहुभिर्नवैर्दुण्यतद्रव्यविशेषैरुपस्कृतानेकमक्ष्यलेह्यपेय प्रकारानास्वादयांचकार परिवृतो राजपुत्रैरुपवने तत्रैवाहारम्'
referring to Harivāhana anguished with love for Tilakamañjarī taking his food in the garden where he tasted all types of drinks, condiments, edibles prepared out of diverse articles prepared in accordance with the need of the hour and recognised under the culinary lore (lit. the sore connected with the curry-makers i.e., the cooks) having ingredients of highly priced values with tastes, flavours and colours of palatability provided by the persons incharge of the Kitchen who had come quite readily is reminiscent of the typical way the kitchen work was attached importance to. The terms 'Mahānasika', 'Supakāra' and the lore connected with them, ‘Bhaksyalehya' and 'Peya' are significant here. ___ "शुद्धान्तदासीभिर्महानसादानीयानीय संचार्यमाणाननेकैः सूपकारैः प्रत्येकमारोपितविशिष्टतरसंस्कारान्मण्डपान्तरतिभूयसो भक्ष्यप्रकारान्''2
referring to the Dining chamber of Tilakamañjarī refer to the female uttendants of the royal kitchen serving food through the Sūpakāras or prepares of curry. Curry may be of meat or of pulses, vegetables etc.
"पुरोनिविष्टरन्धनदक्षदासीसंधुक्षितानलासुज्वलन्तीषु सर्वतः क्वथनवाचालस्थालीपरम्परापरिकरितचूलासु प्रांगणचुल्लीषु
along with "मकरिके! मार्जयसितेन रसवतीचुल्लिचन्दनभस्मना समस्तादर्शभवनम्"
refer to 'Randhana' meaning cooking process taking place on the hearths in the square with their upper parts occupied by series of caldrons or kettles resounding owing to the decocting process, on all sides and burning with fires smouldered by the maid-servants skilled in cooking and sitting in front-and use of sandal wood in hearths the ashes of which were used to cleanse the mirror panels or door panels. 'Culli' may mean a frying hearth or furnace or fire-brand and sthālī may mean a frying pan.
"उपस्पृश्य चाघ्रातधूपधूमवर्ति" "प्रारब्धधूमपानाधोमुखैः
1. TM. Vol. III p. 26. 2. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 373. 3. Ibid. Vol. II p. 269. 4. Ibid. Sm. ed. p. 373. 3. Ibid. Vol. III p. 26. 6. Ibid. Vol. III p. 132.
