yaiche - just like; bīja - the seed; ikṣu - the sugarcane plant; rasa - the juice; guḍa - molasses; khaṇḍa-sāra - dry molasses; śarkarā - sugar; sitā - candy; michari - rock candy; uttama-michari - lozenges; āra - and.

“The gradual development of prema may be compared to different states of sugar. First there is the seed of the sugarcane, then sugarcane and then the juice extracted from the cane. When this juice is boiled, it forms liquid molasses, then solid molasses, then sugar, candy, rock candy and finally lozenges.