battiÅ›Ä-Äá¹hiyÄ kalÄra Äá¹…gaá¹iyÄ pÄte
tina-mÄna taṇá¸ulera ubhÄrila bhÄte
battiÅ›Ä-Äá¹hiyÄ - named battiÅ›Ä-Äá¹hiyÄ; kalÄra - of the banana tree; Äá¹…gaá¹iyÄ - without being divided; pÄte - on a leaf; tina - three; mÄna - mÄnas (a certain weight); taṇá¸ulera - of rice; ubhÄrila - poured; bhÄte - cooked rice.
First, three mÄnas of cooked rice — almost six pounds — was poured onto a big banana leaf.
This is the beginning of a description of the food prepared for ÅšrÄ« Caitanya MahÄprabhu. This description is given by KavirÄja GosvÄmÄ«, who, it is assumed, was an expert cook who knew both how to prepare and how to serve food.
