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ripe palm fruit spiced with, danti {Crotonpolyandrum) and the leaves of the 
kakubha plant. # The (3th has sugar-cane for its basis, and black pepper, 
plums, curds, and salt for adjuncts.f The 7th is made of the blossoms of the 
JJassia latifolia , mixed with sugar and ripe bel fruit. J The 8th is made of 
molasses and long pepper. The Tantra follows the reading of Raja Radha- 
kanta Deva, and has tanka instead of saira , and it should he made, according 
to it, with the root of the Asparagas racemosus , the root of the wood-apple- 
tree, a drug called laksman , lotus flowers, and honey. § The 9th, according 
to the reading of the Mitakshara, is a liquor made from soap-berry plant 
with molasses, hut according to the Tantra of the root of the segle marmelos, 
plums, and sugar. [| The 10th of the above list occurs in the Tantra under 
the name of gandi, or rum, made from molasses, the adjuncts during 
fermentation being curds, hemp leaves, and a drug called karikana .^[ The 
11th is made of the milk, or toddy, of the cocoa-nut, mixed with plantains, 
ripe emblic myrobolans, and the drug Indrajihva. ## The 12th has half-boiled 
rice, barley, black pepper, lemon juice, ginger, and hot water for its ingredients. 
The rice and barley are to be digested in hot water for two days, then 
boiled, then spiced with the other ingredients, and allowed to ferment 
thoroughly, and lastly distilled.ft 
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