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Food is the principal need of life for all living beings. Without food no living being can subsist. In the 惭腻濒补迟墨尘腻诲丑补惫补, although 叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈 has not provided enough information in regard to food and drink of his time, yet a little information has been gathered here.

叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈 had made mention of some fruits. Among them pomegranate was a fruit of his time. In the 9^th act when 惭腻濒补迟墨 disappeared 惭腻诲丑补惫补 could not bear the separation from 惭腻濒补迟墨. He stayed in the forest and noticed the different activities of monkeys and said that they had raised the face of his beloved and imprinted a kiss upon it. The face of which has tiny teeth tinged with her red lips and its temple region reddish like the k膩mppilaka flowers, resembled a pomegranate burst open and became red when ripen.^[1] Mango was another fruit of 叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈鈥檚 time. In the 3^rd act 办腻尘补苍诲补办墨 said that 惭腻濒补迟墨 was truly sole essence of tenderness and the five-arrowed god was unmerciful towards her and the season was adorned by the delightful light of the moon and the mango blossoms were shaken by zephyrs blowing from the 惭腻濒补测补 mountain.^[2] Again when Saudamin墨 arrived at 笔补诲尘腻惫补迟墨 having flown from the 艢谤墨辫补谤惫补迟补 she said that the large area of Sylvan mountain was fragrant with the bilva fruits.^[3] .Thus different kinds of fruits were eaten by the people of 8^th century A.D.

There was a reference of one vegetable namely garlic. In the 5^th act it was found that 碍补辫腻濒补办耻峁囜笉补濒腻 went to the temple of 碍补谤腻濒腻 which was in close proximity of the spacious cremation ground. It was also indicated to be in front of her by the smoke of the funeral piles having the smell of garlic fried with the old oil of the nimba seeds ^[4] .Hence garlic was used as vegetables during 叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈鈥檚 time. Apart from these, during the time of 叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈 betel chewing was common habit among the people of India. In ancient literature various customs associated with the use of betel are found. The betel is used in each and every Hindu ritual as a token of love etc. It is used to strengthen the body and dispel diseases arising from the phlegm.^[5] In the 6^thact of the 惭腻濒补迟墨尘腻诲丑补惫补, it was found that 惭腻濒补迟墨鈥檚 attendants had given rise to a confused noise by singing aloud the sweet auspicious songs. They uttered indistinctly in consequence of the expanse of their cheeks being filled with rolls of betel-leaves chewed sportively.^[6]

In the very beginning 叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈 has himself mentioned that his ancestors were drinkers of soma.^[7] Liquor or drinks are common to all ages. During the time of 叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈 also wine drinking was in vogue. In the 1^st act of the 惭腻濒补迟墨尘腻诲丑补惫补, 叠丑补惫补产丑奴迟颈 had used the word 尘补诲颈谤腻 where it was said that a swarm of bees gathered together on the clusters of buds of a young bakula tree being attracted by the agreeable odour of the scent of wine spreading about.^[8]

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[1]:

惭腻濒补迟墨尘腻诲丑补惫补, IX.p.190

[2]:

prak峁泃ilalitametatsaukum膩ryaikas膩ra峁� /
vapurayamapi 蝉补迟测补峁� 诲腻谤耻峁嘺岣� pac帽ab膩峁嘺岣� //
肠补濒颈迟补尘补濒补测补惫腻迟辞诲产丑奴迟补肠奴迟补辫谤补蝉奴苍补岣�/
kathamayamapi k膩la艣c膩rucandr膩vata峁僺a岣� //
Ibid., III.14

[3]:

et膩艣cacandan膩艣vakar峁嘺kesarap膩峁璦l膩pr膩yatarugahan膩岣�pari峁嘺tam膩l奴rasura bhayoara峁噛a giribh奴maya岣� /
Ibid., IX.p. 177

[4]:

ida峁� t膩vatpur膩峁嘺nimba tail膩ktaparibh峁沯yam膩nar asonagandhibhi艣cit膩dh奴mai岣� purast膩dvibh膩vitasya 尘补丑补迟补岣� 艣ma艣膩nav膩峁璦sya ned墨ya岣� kar膩l膩yatana峁� yatra /
Ibid.,V.p.97

[5]:

办腻尘补峁� prad墨payati r奴pamabhivyanakti /
saubh膩gyam膩vahati vaktrasugandhit膩峁� ca//
奴谤箩补峁� karoti 办补辫丑补箩腻峁兣沜补 nihanti 谤辞驳腻尘/
t膩mb奴lamevamapar膩峁兣沜a gu峁嚹乶 karoti //
叠峁沨补迟蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, 77-35

[6]:

im膩岣�savil膩savalitat膩mbulav墨峁璱k膩p奴ritakapolama峁囜笉al膩 bhogavyatikaraskhalita madhurama峁単alakol膩halai.... /
惭腻濒补迟墨尘腻诲丑补惫补,VI.p.122

[7]:

somap墨th墨na岣� somo lat膩vi艣e峁�o huta艣e峁�o v膩 tatp膩yina岣� /
惭腻濒补迟墨尘腻诲丑补惫补,I.p.7

[8]:

tatracetastatata岣�parikramy膩valokyacapari艣ram膩dullasita尘补诲颈谤腻modamadh uraparimal膩./
Ibid,I.p.25