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Agni Purana — Chapter 223

AgP 223.1

:ए इत्य् आग्नेये महापुराणे राजधर्मो नाम द्वाविंशत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः ॥ छप्तेर् {२२३} :श् अथ त्रयोविंशत्यधिकद्विशततमो ऽध्यायः राजधर्माः पुष्कर उवाच वक्ष्ये ऽन्तःपुरचिन्तां च धर्माद्याः पुरुषार्थकाः अन्योन्यरक्षया तेषां सेवा कार्या स्त्रिया नृपैः

:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe rājadharmo nāma dvāviṃśatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || chapter {223} :ś atha trayoviṃśatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ rājadharmāḥ puṣkara uvāca vakṣye 'ntaḥpuracintāṃ ca dharmādyāḥ puruṣārthakāḥ anyonyarakṣayā teṣāṃ sevā kāryā striyā nṛpaiḥ

Thus (ends) in the Āgneya Mahāpurāṇa the two hundred and twenty-second chapter, called 'The Duties of Kings'. Now the two hundred and twenty-third chapter: The duties of kings. Puṣkara said: I shall speak also of the care of the inner apartments. Dharma and the rest are the aims of man; since they protect one another, kings should attend to them together with (their) women.

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AgP 223.2

:न् १ मासेनैकेनेति छ॥ , ज॥ च :प् ३१२ धर्ममूलो ऽर्थविटपस् तथा कर्मफलो महान् त्रिवर्गपादपस्तत्र रक्षया फलभागं भवेत्

:n 1 māsenaikeneti cha.. , ja.. ca :p 312 dharmamūlo 'rthaviṭapas tathā karmaphalo mahān trivargapādapastatra rakṣayā phalabhāgaṃ bhavet

(There is) a great tree of the three aims, whose root is dharma, whose branches are wealth, and whose fruit is action; in its case, through protection one becomes a sharer in the fruit.

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AgP 223.3

कामाधीनाः(१) स्त्रियो राम तदर्थं रत्नसङ्ग्रहः सेव्यास्ता नातिसेव्याश् च भूभुजा विषयैषिणा

kāmādhīnāḥ(1) striyo rāma tadarthaṃ ratnasaṅgrahaḥ sevyāstā nātisevyāś ca bhūbhujā viṣayaiṣiṇā

Women are subject to desire, Rama; for that reason (there is) the collecting of jewels. They are to be enjoyed, but not excessively enjoyed, by a king who seeks (sense-)objects.

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AgP 223.4

आहारो मैथुनन्निद्रा सेव्या नाति हि रुग् भवेत् मञ्चाधिकारे(२) कर्तव्याः स्त्रियः सेव्याः स्वरामिकाः(३)

āhāro maithunannidrā sevyā nāti hi rug bhavet mañcādhikāre(2) kartavyāḥ striyaḥ sevyāḥ svarāmikāḥ(3)

Food, sexual union and sleep are to be indulged in, but not to excess, for illness would arise. Women are to be appointed to the charge of the couch, and are to be enjoyed (only if) they belong to oneself.

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AgP 223.5

दुष्टान्याचरते(४) या तु नाबिनन्दति तत्कथां ऐक्यं द्विषद्भिर्व्रजति गर्वं वहति चोद्धता

duṣṭānyācarate(4) yā tu nābinandati tatkathāṃ aikyaṃ dviṣadbhirvrajati garvaṃ vahati coddhatā

But she who behaves wickedly, who does not delight in talk of him (the king), who makes common cause with (his) enemies, and who, insolent, carries pride—

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AgP 223.6

चुम्बिता मार्ष्टि वदनं दत्तन्न बहु मन्यते स्वपित्यादौ प्रसुप्तापि तथा पश्चाद्विबुध्यते

cumbitā mārṣṭi vadanaṃ dattanna bahu manyate svapityādau prasuptāpi tathā paścādvibudhyate

When kissed, she wipes her face; she does not much value what is given; she falls asleep first, and though asleep, wakes up only afterwards.

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AgP 223.7

स्पृष्टा धुनोति गात्राणि गात्रञ्च विरुणद्धि या ईषच्छृणोति वाक्यानि प्रियाण्यपि पराङ्मुखी

spṛṣṭā dhunoti gātrāṇi gātrañca viruṇaddhi yā īṣacchṛṇoti vākyāni priyāṇyapi parāṅmukhī

When touched, she shakes her limbs (away) and blocks her body off; she scarcely listens to words, even affectionate ones, being turned away.

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AgP 223.8

न पश्यत्यग्रदत्तन्तु जघनञ्च निगूहति दृष्टे विवर्णवदना मित्रेष्वथ पराङ्मुखी(५)

na paśyatyagradattantu jaghanañca nigūhati dṛṣṭe vivarṇavadanā mitreṣvatha parāṅmukhī(5)

She does not look at what is offered to her; she covers up her hips; when (he is) seen her face goes pale; and she is averse to (his) friends.

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AgP 223.9

तत्कामितासु च स्त्रीसु मध्यस्थेव च लक्ष्यते ज्ञातमण्डनकालापि न करोति च मण्डनं

tatkāmitāsu ca strīsu madhyastheva ca lakṣyate jñātamaṇḍanakālāpi na karoti ca maṇḍanaṃ

And among the women desired by him she is seen as if indifferent; and even when she knows the time for adornment, she does not adorn herself.

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AgP 223.10

या सा विरक्ता तान्त्यक्त्वा सानुरागां स्त्रियम्भजेत्(६) दृष्ट्वैव हृष्टा भवति वीक्षिते च पराङ्मुखी

yā sā viraktā tāntyaktvā sānurāgāṃ striyambhajet(6) dṛṣṭvaiva hṛṣṭā bhavati vīkṣite ca parāṅmukhī

She who is such is without affection; abandoning her, one should resort to a woman who has love: she becomes delighted merely at seeing (him), and when looked at she turns her face away.

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AgP 223.11

:न् १ कामाधरा इति घ॥ , ञ॥ च २ लज्जाधिकारे इति ख॥ , छ॥ च ३ सुवासिका इति क॥ ४ द्विष्टान्याचक्षते इति ञ॥ ५ न पश्यत्यग्रदत्तन्त्वित्यादिः, मित्रेष्वथ पराङ्मुखीत्यन्तः पाठः ज॥ पुस्तके नास्ति ६ स्त्रियं व्रजेदिति घ॥ , ञ॥ च :प् ३१३ दृश्यमना तथान्यत्र दृष्टिं क्षिपति चञ्चलां तथाप्युपावर्तयितुं नैव शक्नोत्यशेषतः

:n 1 kāmādharā iti gha.. , ña.. ca 2 lajjādhikāre iti kha.. , cha.. ca 3 suvāsikā iti ka.. 4 dviṣṭānyācakṣate iti ña.. 5 na paśyatyagradattantvityādiḥ, mitreṣvatha parāṅmukhītyantaḥ pāṭhaḥ ja.. pustake nāsti 6 striyaṃ vrajediti gha.. , ña.. ca :p 313 dṛśyamanā tathānyatra dṛṣṭiṃ kṣipati cañcalāṃ tathāpyupāvartayituṃ naiva śaknotyaśeṣataḥ

Being looked at, she then casts her unsteady glance elsewhere; yet she is not able to turn it away entirely. [The remainder of the line consists of the editor's variant readings: (1) 'kāmādharā' in MSS gha and ña; (2) 'lajjādhikāre' in MSS kha and cha; (3) 'suvāsikā' in MS ka; (4) 'dviṣṭānyācakṣate' in MS ña; (5) the passage from 'na paśyatyagradattaṃ tu' up to 'mitreṣv atha parāṅmukhī' is not in MS ja; (6) 'striyaṃ vrajet' in MSS gha and ña; page 313.]

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AgP 223.12

विवृणीति तथाङ्गानि स्वस्या गुह्यानि भार्गव गर्हितञ्च तथैवाङ्गं प्रयत्नेन निगूहति

vivṛṇīti tathāṅgāni svasyā guhyāni bhārgava garhitañca tathaivāṅgaṃ prayatnena nigūhati

She uncovers those of her own limbs that are private, O Bhārgava, and likewise with effort conceals a limb that is unsightly.

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AgP 223.13

तद्दर्शने च कुरुते बालालिङ्गनचुम्बनं आभाष्यमाणा भवति सत्यवाक्या तथैव च

taddarśane ca kurute bālāliṅganacumbanaṃ ābhāṣyamāṇā bhavati satyavākyā tathaiva ca

And on seeing him she embraces and kisses a child; and when addressed she becomes truthful in speech.

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AgP 223.14

स्पृष्टा पुलकितैर् अङ्गैः स्वेदेनैव च भुज्यते करोति च तथा राम सुलभद्रव्ययाचनं

spṛṣṭā pulakitair aṅgaiḥ svedenaiva ca bhujyate karoti ca tathā rāma sulabhadravyayācanaṃ

When touched she is overcome with limbs bristling and with sweat, and she asks, O Rāma, for things easily got.

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AgP 223.15

ततः स्वल्पमपि प्राप्य करोति परमां मुदं नामसङ्कीर्तनादेव मुदिता बहु मन्यते

tataḥ svalpamapi prāpya karoti paramāṃ mudaṃ nāmasaṅkīrtanādeva muditā bahu manyate

Then, having received even a trifle, she feels the greatest joy; gladdened by the mere utterance of (his) name, she values it highly.

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AgP 223.16

करजाङ्काङ्कितान्यस्य फलानि प्रेषयत्यपि तत्प्रेषितञ्च हृदये विन्यसत्यपि चादरात्

karajāṅkāṅkitānyasya phalāni preṣayatyapi tatpreṣitañca hṛdaye vinyasatyapi cādarāt

She even sends him fruits marked with the imprints of her nails, and what is sent by him she places on her heart, with reverence.

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AgP 223.17

आलिङ्गनैश् च गात्राणि लिम्पतीवामृतेन या सुप्ते स्वपित्यथादौ च तथा तस्य विबुध्यते

āliṅganaiś ca gātrāṇi limpatīvāmṛtena yā supte svapityathādau ca tathā tasya vibudhyate

And by her embraces she seems to anoint (his) limbs with nectar; she sleeps when he sleeps, and likewise wakes before him.

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AgP 223.18

उरू स्पृशति चात्यर्थं सुप्तञ्चैनं विबुध्यते कपित्थचूर्णयोगेन तथा दघ्नः स्रजा तथा

urū spṛśati cātyarthaṃ suptañcainaṃ vibudhyate kapitthacūrṇayogena tathā daghnaḥ srajā tathā

She touches (his) thighs excessively, and wakes him when he is asleep. — By an application of kapittha powder, and likewise with curd, with a garland (?), ...

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AgP 223.19

घृतं सुगन्धि भवति दुग्धैः क्षिप्तैस् तथा यवैः भोज्यस्य कल्पनैवं स्याद्गन्धमुक्तिः प्रदर्श्यते

ghṛtaṃ sugandhi bhavati dugdhaiḥ kṣiptais tathā yavaiḥ bhojyasya kalpanaivaṃ syādgandhamuktiḥ pradarśyate

Ghee becomes fragrant with milk and with barley grains thrown in. Such is the preparation of food; (next) the removal of odour is set forth.

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AgP 223.20

शौचमाचमनं राम तथैव च विरेचनं भावना चैव पाकश् च बोधनं धूपनन्तथा

śaucamācamanaṃ rāma tathaiva ca virecanaṃ bhāvanā caiva pākaś ca bodhanaṃ dhūpanantathā

Cleansing, rinsing, O Rāma, and likewise purging, and steeping, and cooking, and rousing, and fumigating,

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AgP 223.21

वासनञ्चैव निर्दिष्टं कर्माष्टकमिदं स्मृतं कपित्थबिल्वजम्वाम्रकरवीरकपल्लवैः

vāsanañcaiva nirdiṣṭaṃ karmāṣṭakamidaṃ smṛtaṃ kapitthabilvajamvāmrakaravīrakapallavaiḥ

and perfuming is prescribed — this is known as the set of eight operations. With the young shoots of kapittha, bilva, jambu, mango and karavīra,

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AgP 223.22

कृत्वोदकन्तु यद्द्रव्यं शौचितं शौचनन्तु तत् :प् ३१४ तेषामभावे शौचन्तु मृगदर्पाम्भसा भवेत्

kṛtvodakantu yaddravyaṃ śaucitaṃ śaucanantu tat :p 314 teṣāmabhāve śaucantu mṛgadarpāmbhasā bhavet

having made (an infusion of) water, whatever substance is cleansed with it — that is the cleansing; in the absence of those, the cleansing may be done with musk-water.

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AgP 223.23

नखं कुष्ठं घनं मांसी स्पृक्कशैलेयजं जलं तथैव कुङ्कुमं लाक्षा चन्दनागुरुनीरदं(१)

nakhaṃ kuṣṭhaṃ ghanaṃ māṃsī spṛkkaśaileyajaṃ jalaṃ tathaiva kuṅkumaṃ lākṣā candanāgurunīradaṃ(1)

Nakha, kuṣṭha, ghana, māṃsī, spṛkkā, the product of śaileya, jala, and likewise saffron, lac, sandal, aguru, and nīrada,

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AgP 223.24

सरलं देवकाष्ठञ्च(२) कर्पूरं कान्तया सह बालः कुन्दुरुकश् चैव गुग्गुलुः श्रीनिवासकः

saralaṃ devakāṣṭhañca(2) karpūraṃ kāntayā saha bālaḥ kundurukaś caiva gugguluḥ śrīnivāsakaḥ

sarala and devakāṣṭha, camphor together with kāntā, bāla, kunduruka, guggulu, śrīnivāsaka,

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AgP 223.25

सह सर्जरसेनैवं धूपद्रव्यैकविंशतिः धूपद्रव्यगणादस्मादेकविंशाद्यथेच्छया

saha sarjarasenaivaṃ dhūpadravyaikaviṃśatiḥ dhūpadravyagaṇādasmādekaviṃśādyathecchayā

together with sarjarasa — thus the incense substances are twenty-one. From this group of twenty-one incense substances, according to wish,

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AgP 223.26

द्वे द्वे द्रव्ये समादाय सर्जभागैर् नियोजयेत् नखपिण्याकमलयैः संयोज्य मधुना तथा

dve dve dravye samādāya sarjabhāgair niyojayet nakhapiṇyākamalayaiḥ saṃyojya madhunā tathā

Taking two ingredients at a time, one should combine (them) with portions of sarja resin; and having mixed (them) with nail-shell (perfume), oil-cake, and sandal, and with honey too,

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AgP 223.27

धूपयोगा भवन्तीह यथावत् स्वेच्छया कृताः त्वचन्नाडीं फलन्तैलं कुङ्कुमं ग्रन्थि प्रवर्तकं(३)

dhūpayogā bhavantīha yathāvat svecchayā kṛtāḥ tvacannāḍīṃ phalantailaṃ kuṅkumaṃ granthi pravartakaṃ(3)

these become incense preparations here, made properly according to one's wish. (Then) bark, nāḍī (spikenard stalk), fruit, oil, saffron, granthi (knot-grass), pravartaka —

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AgP 223.28

शैलेयन्तगरं क्रान्तां चोलङ्कर्पूरमेव च(४) मांसीं सुराञ्च कुष्ठञ्च स्नानद्रव्याणि निर्दिशेत्

śaileyantagaraṃ krāntāṃ colaṅkarpūrameva ca(4) māṃsīṃ surāñca kuṣṭhañca snānadravyāṇi nirdiśet

śaileya (rock-lichen), tagara, krāntā, cola, and camphor, māṃsī, surā, and kuṣṭha — (these) one should prescribe as bath ingredients.

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AgP 223.29

एतेभ्यस्तु समादाय द्रव्यत्रयमथेच्छया मृगदर्पयुतं स्नानं कार्यं कन्दर्पवर्धनं

etebhyastu samādāya dravyatrayamathecchayā mṛgadarpayutaṃ snānaṃ kāryaṃ kandarpavardhanaṃ

But taking three ingredients from these, according to one's wish, together with musk, a bath should be made that increases desire.

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AgP 223.30

त्वङ्मुरानलदैस्तुल्यैर् वालकार्धसमायुतैः स्नानमुत्पलगन्धि स्यात् सतैलं कुङ्कुमायते

tvaṅmurānaladaistulyair vālakārdhasamāyutaiḥ snānamutpalagandhi syāt satailaṃ kuṅkumāyate

With bark, murā and naladā in equal parts, joined with half (a part) of vālaka, the bath would be fragrant of blue lotus; with oil (added) it takes on (the scent of) saffron.

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AgP 223.31

जातीपुषसुगन्धि स्यात् तगरार्धेन योजितं सद्ध्यामकं स्याद्वकुलैस्तुल्यगन्धि मनोहरं

jātīpuṣasugandhi syāt tagarārdhena yojitaṃ saddhyāmakaṃ syādvakulaistulyagandhi manoharaṃ

With half a part of tagara added, it would be fragrant as jasmine blossom; with vakula (flowers) it would be a fine dhyāmaka, of like fragrance, delightful.

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AgP 223.32

:न् १ चन्दनागुरुशैलजमिति ख॥ , छ॥ च २ देवदारुश्चेति घ॥ , ञ॥ च ३ ग्रन्थिपर्णकमिति ग॥ , घ॥ , ञ॥ च ४ सह सर्जरसेनेत्यादिः चोलं कर्पूरमेव चेत्यन्तः पाठः ट॥ पुस्तके नास्ति :प् ३१५ मञ्जिष्ठातगरं चोलं त्वचं व्यघ्रनखं नक्खं गन्धपत्रञ्च विन्यस्य गन्धतैलं भवेच्छुभं

:n 1 candanāguruśailajamiti kha.. , cha.. ca 2 devadāruśceti gha.. , ña.. ca 3 granthiparṇakamiti ga.. , gha.. , ña.. ca 4 saha sarjarasenetyādiḥ colaṃ karpūrameva cetyantaḥ pāṭhaḥ ṭa.. pustake nāsti :p 315 mañjiṣṭhātagaraṃ colaṃ tvacaṃ vyaghranakhaṃ nakkhaṃ gandhapatrañca vinyasya gandhatailaṃ bhavecchubhaṃ

Having placed together mañjiṣṭhā, tagara, cola, bark, tiger's-claw (perfume), nakha, and fragrant leaf, an auspicious perfumed oil results.

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AgP 223.33

तैलं निपीडितं राम तिलैः पुष्पाधिवासितैः वासनात् पुष्पसदृशं गन्धेन तु भवेद् ध्रुवं

tailaṃ nipīḍitaṃ rāma tilaiḥ puṣpādhivāsitaiḥ vāsanāt puṣpasadṛśaṃ gandhena tu bhaved dhruvaṃ

Oil pressed, Rāma, from sesame seeds that have been scented with flowers, will surely, from the scenting, become like the flowers in fragrance.

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AgP 223.34

एलालवङ्गकक्कोलजातीफलनिशाकराः जातीपत्रिकया सार्धं स्वतन्त्रा मुखवासकाः

elālavaṅgakakkolajātīphalaniśākarāḥ jātīpatrikayā sārdhaṃ svatantrā mukhavāsakāḥ

Cardamom, clove, kakkola, nutmeg, and camphor, together with mace, are each independently mouth-perfumes.

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AgP 223.35

कर्पूरं कुङ्कुमं कान्ता मृगदर्पं हरेणुकं कक्कोलैलालवङ्गञ्च जातौ कोशकमेव च

karpūraṃ kuṅkumaṃ kāntā mṛgadarpaṃ hareṇukaṃ kakkolailālavaṅgañca jātau kośakameva ca

Camphor, saffron, kāntā, musk, hareṇuka, kakkola, cardamom and clove, and the husk of the nutmeg,

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AgP 223.36

त्वक्पत्रं त्रुटिमुस्तौ च लतां कस्तूरिकं तथा कण्टकानि लवङ्गस्य फलपत्रे च जातितः

tvakpatraṃ truṭimustau ca latāṃ kastūrikaṃ tathā kaṇṭakāni lavaṅgasya phalapatre ca jātitaḥ

bark-leaf, truṭi and mustā, latā, and musk likewise, the spikes of the clove, and the fruit and leaf from the jasmine (or nutmeg),

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AgP 223.37

कटुकञ्च(१) फलं राम कार्षिकाण्युपकल्पयेत् तच्चूर्णे खदिरं सारं दद्यात्तुर्यं तु वासितं(२)

kaṭukañca(1) phalaṃ rāma kārṣikāṇyupakalpayet taccūrṇe khadiraṃ sāraṃ dadyātturyaṃ tu vāsitaṃ(2)

and the pungent (ingredient) and the fruit, Rāma — one should prepare (these) in karṣa measures; into that powder one should put khadira heartwood, a fourth (part), scented.

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AgP 223.38

सहकाररसेनास्मात् कर्तव्या गुटिकाः शुभाः(३) मुख न्यस्ताः सुगन्धास्ता मुखरोगविनाशनाः

sahakārarasenāsmāt kartavyā guṭikāḥ śubhāḥ(3) mukha nyastāḥ sugandhāstā mukharogavināśanāḥ

From this, with mango juice, fine pellets are to be made; placed in the mouth they are fragrant and destroy diseases of the mouth.

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AgP 223.39

पूगं प्रक्षालितं सम्यक् पञ्चपल्लववारिणा शक्त्या तु गुटिकाद्रव्यैर् वासितं मुखवासकं

pūgaṃ prakṣālitaṃ samyak pañcapallavavāriṇā śaktyā tu guṭikādravyair vāsitaṃ mukhavāsakaṃ

Areca nut well washed with water of the five (kinds of) sprouts, and scented as far as possible with the pellet-ingredients, is a mouth-perfume.

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AgP 223.40

कटुकं दन्तकाष्ठञ्च गोमूत्रे वासितं त्र्यहं कृतञ्च पूगवद्राम मुखसौगन्धिकारकं

kaṭukaṃ dantakāṣṭhañca gomūtre vāsitaṃ tryahaṃ kṛtañca pūgavadrāma mukhasaugandhikārakaṃ

The pungent tooth-stick too, steeped in cow's urine for three days and prepared like the areca nut, Rāma, makes the mouth fragrant.

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AgP 223.41

त्वक्पथ्ययोः समावंशौ शशिभागार्धसंयुतौ नागवल्लीसमो भाति मुखवासो मनोहरः

tvakpathyayoḥ samāvaṃśau śaśibhāgārdhasaṃyutau nāgavallīsamo bhāti mukhavāso manoharaḥ

Of bark and pathyā (myrobalan) equal (parts) and bamboo (?), joined with half a part of camphor — the mouth-perfume shines equal to betel-vine, delightful.

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AgP 223.42

:न् १ कन्दुकञ्चेति ख॥ , छ॥ च २ दद्यात्तुर्थं तुलोन्मितमिति ट॥ , छ॥ च ३ कक्कोलैलेत्यादिः गुटिकाः शुभा इत्य् अन्तः पाठः घ॥ , ज॥ पुस्तकद्वये नास्ति :प् ३१६ एवं कुर्यात् सदा स्त्रीणां रक्षणं पृथिवीपतिः न चासां विश्वसेज्जातु पुत्रमातुर्विशेषतः

:n 1 kandukañceti kha.. , cha.. ca 2 dadyātturthaṃ tulonmitamiti ṭa.. , cha.. ca 3 kakkolailetyādiḥ guṭikāḥ śubhā ity antaḥ pāṭhaḥ gha.. , ja.. pustakadvaye nāsti :p 316 evaṃ kuryāt sadā strīṇāṃ rakṣaṇaṃ pṛthivīpatiḥ na cāsāṃ viśvasejjātu putramāturviśeṣataḥ

Thus the lord of the earth should always provide protection for women, and he should never trust them, especially the mother of a son.

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AgP 223.43

न स्वपेत् स्त्रीगृहे रात्रौ विश्वासः कृत्रिमो भवेत्

na svapet strīgṛhe rātrau viśvāsaḥ kṛtrimo bhavet

He should not sleep at night in a woman's house; (her) trust would be feigned.

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