CONTENTS

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Declaration .................................................................................... i
Certificate ...................................................................................... ii
Preface and Acknowledgement ..................................................... iii
Abbreviations ................................................................................ v
0.0 Introduction ......................................................................... 01
0.1 Review of Literature ............................................................ 08
0.2 Significance of the Study ...................................................... 16
0.3 Limitations of the Study ....................................................... 17
0.4 Method of the Study ............................................................. 17
0.5 Plan of Presentation ............................................................. 18
Chapter - I : Historical Background : An Assessment
1.0 Introduction and Database on Facts .............. 22
Chapter - II : Foods of Vedic Habitants :
Survey and Analysis of Vedic Sources
2.0 Introduction .............................................. 31
2.1 Pakti : Identity and Analysis ........................ 31
2.2 Pin.d.a : Identity and Analysis ....................... 42
2.3 Apu–pa : Identity and Analysis ..................... 44
2.4 Pis.t.a : Identity and Analysis ........................ 50
2.5 Pla–s’uka : Identity and Analysis .................... 56
2.6 Odana : Identity and Analysis ...................... 59
2.7 Ks.–iraudana : Identity and Analysis ............... 73

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 2.8 Mudgaudana : Identity and Analysis ............ 77
2.9 Pariva–pa : Identity and Analysis .................. 81
2.10 Vis.t.–a rin : Identity and Analysis ................... 88
2.11 Dadhi : Identity and Analysis ...................... 91
2.12 Ghr.ta : Identity and Analysis ....................... 103
2.13 Navani–ta : Identity and Analysis .................. 128
2.14 Pr.s.ada–jya : Identity and Analysis ................. 137
2.15 Pr.s.–ataka : Identity and Analysis .................. 144
2.16 Pha–n. t.a : Identity and Analysis .................... 145
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2.17 Amiks.–a : Identity and Analysis ................... 148
2.18 Ma–m.sa : Identity and Analysis .................... 155
2.19 Pitu : Identity and Analysis ......................... 174
2.20 Pakva : Identity and Analysis ...................... 183
2.21 Pacata : Identity and Analysis ..................... 195

Chapter - III : Drinks of Vedic Habitants :

Survey and Analysis of Vedic Sources
3.0 Introduction ................................................ 230
3.1 Ks.–ira : Identity and Analysis ......................... 230
3.2 Payas : Identity and Analysis ........................ 242
3.3 Pratiduh : Identity and Analysis ..................... 256
3.4 Pi–yu–s.a : Identity and Analysis ....................... 261
3.5 Payasya– : Identity and Analysis ..................... 268
3.6 Mastu : Identity and Analysis ........................ 276
3.7 Va–jina : Identity and Analysis ........................ 280
3.8 Karambha : Identity and Analysis .................. 287

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 3.9 Yava–gu– : Identity and Analysis ...................... 297
3.10 Madhu : Identity and Analysis ....................... 304
3.11 Ma–sara : Identity and Analysis ...................... 329
3.12 Parisrut : Identity and Analysis ...................... 337
3.13 Sura– : Identity and Analysis .......................... 352
3.14 Ki–la–la : Identity and Analysis ......................... 372
3.15 Soma : Identity and Analysis ......................... 382
3.16 Su–da : Identity and Analysis ......................... 399
3.17 Madya : Identity and Analysis ....................... 403
3.18 Pa–na : Identity and Analysis .......................... 407

Chapter - IV : Nearness with Contemporary Food

Habits of Indian Subcontinent
4.0 Introduction ................................................ 436
4.1 Foods ......................................................... 436
4.2 Drinks ......................................................... 442
4.3 A Table on Foods Mentioned in Vedic Texts
and Their Contemporary Identification .......... 448
4.4 A Table on Drinks Mentioned in Vedic Texts
and Their Contemporary Identification .......... 449
4.5 Three Fold Division of Foods as well as Drinks 450

Conclusion .................................................................................... 455

Bibliography ................................................................................. 461

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