saptaanna

[Martin Gansten]

>Oh, I should have said, I don't think the Kasyapasamhita is referring to
>the "saptaannam" of Brhadaranyakopanisat 5.  I think it is something more
>prosaic, like seven particular types of grain, perhaps.

Could it be something similar to 'annam caturvidham' in BhG 15.14 (defined
by several commentators as that which is chewed, swallowed, licked and
sucked, respectively)? Just a thought...

Martin