Madhya 4.70

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বন্য শাক-ফল-মূলে বিবিধ ব্যঞ্জন ।
কেহ বড়া-বড়ি-কড়ি করে বিপ্ৰগণ ॥ ৭০ ॥

vanya saka-phala-mule vividha vyanjana

keha bada-badi-kadi kare vipra-gana

SYNONYMS

vanya saka-spinach of the forest; phala-fruits; mule-with roots; vividha-varieties; vyanjana-vegetables; keha-someone; bada-badi-bada and badi; kadi-from the pulp of dahl; kare-made; vipra-gana-all the brahmanas.

TRANSLATION

The vegetable preparations were made from various kinds of spinach, roots and fruits collected from the forest, and someone had made bada and badi by mashing dahl. In this way the brahmanas prepared all kinds of food.