ca-i-marica-sukhta diyÄ saba phala-mÅ«le
amá¹›ta-nindaka pañca-vidha tikta-jhÄle

 ca-i-marica - with black pepper and ca-i (a kind of spice); sukhta - vegetables made bitter; diyÄ - giving; saba - all; phala-mÅ«le - various kinds of fruits and roots; amá¹›ta-nindaka - defying nectar; pañca-vidha - five kinds of; tikta - bitter; jhÄle - and pungent.


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There was sukhta, bitter melon mixed with all kinds of vegetables, defying the taste of nectar. There were five types of bitter and pungent sukhtas.

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