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Ayurveda (science of life)

Dietetics and Culinary Art (such as household cooking)

Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India

Madhulāja (मधुलाज) refers to “honey mixed with puffed rice”, according to the Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa Ayodhyākhaṇḍa 85.52, and is commonly found in literature dealing with the topics of dietetics and culinary art, also known as Pākaśāstra or Pākakalā.—The discussions on rice can be seen only in post-Ṛgvedic literature. [...] Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa has a description on madhulāja—honey mixed with puffed rice preparation.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

madhulāja : (m.) fried corn mixed with honey.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Madhulāja refers to: sweet corn J. IV, 214, 281.

Note: madhulāja is a Pali compound consisting of the words madhu and lāja.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Partial matches: Laja, Madhu, Matu.

Full-text: Laja.

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