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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 dal; kare—made; vipra-gana—all the brahmanas.

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 dal.

In this way the brahmanas prepared all kinds of food.