Re: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit food glossary (and mudrā)

[Jonathan Silk]

Indeed, Matthew: The Jungle and the Aroma of Meats is the English
translation.

On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 4:48 PM, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> Dear Martin,
>
>
> The works of Francis Zimmermann, though focusing primarily on materia
> medica,
>
> may also offer some useful leads.
>
>
> *La jungle et le fumet des viandes*, Paris 1982.
>
> *Le discours des remèdes au pays des épices. Enquête sur la médecine
> hindoue*,
> (Paris 1989).
>
>
> The former, I believe, has also been translated into English.
>
>
> Matthew
>
>
>
> Matthew Kapstein
> Directeur d'études,
> Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
>
> Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies,
> The University of Chicago
> ------------------------------
> *From:* INDOLOGY <indology-bounces at list.indology.info> on behalf of
> Olivelle, J P via INDOLOGY <indology at list.indology.info>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 4, 2018 9:35:16 AM
> *To:* rrocher
> *Cc:* indology at list.indology.info
> *Subject:* Re: [INDOLOGY] Sanskrit food glossary (and mudrā)
>
> I do not know of a glossary of “food” grains, but there are several
> encyclopedias of Indian plants, especially medicinal plants, which also
> contains most of the grains and plants that are eaten.
>
> C. P. Khare, Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary.
> Springer.2007.
> Indian Medicinal Plants. 5 vols. Orient Longman, 1994.
> Indian Medicinal Plants. Ed. K. R. Kirtikar and B.D. Basu. 11 volumes.
> Oriental Enterprises. 2001.
>
> Maria Vittoria Macri, Lexicon Phytonimicum. Torino: CESMEO, 1988. Only
> vol. 1 published going from a to au.
> K. M. Nadkarni. Indian Materia Medica. 2 cols. Bombay: Popular Prakashan,
> 1976 (originally published in 1908).
>
> Patrick Olivelle
>
>
>
> On Jul 4, 2018, at 8:45 AM, rrocher via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
> The most knowledgeable person I know on Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil
> cookbooks is Andrea Gutierrez, a PhD candidate at the University of Texas
> at Austin.  You should be able to find her email address on the UTA
> website.
> Best wishes,
> Rosane Rocher
>
> On 7/4/18 9:14 AM, Martin Gansten via INDOLOGY wrote:
>
> Is there such a thing as a specialized Sanskrit glossary for different
> food products, particularly grains and pulses? If such resources exist, I'd
> be very grateful if anyone could point me in the right direction.
>
> Also, does the term *mudrā *in the sense of 'fried grain' actually occur
> outside of Tantric contexts, for instance in cookbooks?
>
> Martin Gansten
>
>
>
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