• The Mānasollāsa also known as Abhilashitartha Chintamani, is an early 12th-century Sanskrit text composed by the Kalyani Chalukya king Someshvara III...
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  • with extensive descriptions of sweets and how to prepare them, is the Mānasollāsa (Sanskrit: मानसोल्लास; meaning in Sanskrit, the delight of an idea, or...
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  • "Kamat's Potpourri: Manasollasa of Somadeva III". "Kamat Research Database : Medieval Social Life - A Brief Note on Manasollasa". The Complete Kama Sutra...
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    puran polis (which Achaya (2003) describes as parathas) are mentioned in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, a Western...
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    historian, scholar, and poet. He authored the Sanskrit encyclopedic text Manasollasa touching upon such topics as polity, governance, astronomy, astrology...
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    entwined, while each attempted to win a fall or break the hold. The Manasollasa of the Chalukya king Someswara III (1124–1138) is a treatise on kingly...
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  • CE, contains what may be the earliest mention of Idali, followed by Manasollasa. This text also has a chapter dedicated to brewing various types of alcoholic...
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    also adopted in medieval Indian cookbooks with some variations. The Manasollasa texts chapter Annabhoga describes dining etiquette, method of serving...
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  • "MĀNASOLLĀSA 5,560–623: Ein Bisher Unbeachtet Gebliebener Text zum Indischen Schachspiel, Übersetzt, Kommentiert und Interpretiert" [MĀNASOLLĀSA 5.560–623:...
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    Konkani. There is a reference to this dish in the Sanskrit encyclopedia Manasōllāsa in the 12th century written by King Someshvara in Karnataka . Its recipe...
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    rice flour, is mentioned in the 12th century Sanskrit-language text Manasollasa. Pantua is similar to gulab jamun, and could be called a Bengali variant...
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    associated with Indian traditions and culture, written records of sweets from Mānasollāsa indicate that semolina halvas, the most popular form of halvas in India...
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    highest terrace, a view extended as far as Lake Tai, the Great Lake. Manasollasa is a twelfth century Sanskrit text that offers details on garden design...
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    The Manasollasa, one of the medieval Indian cooking texts, was written during the reign of King Somesvara III in the 12th century. The Manasollasa details...
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    first made in present-day Karnataka. A recipe for dosa can be found in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who...
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    বড়া) in Bengali. A recipe for dahi wada (as kshiravata) is mentioned in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who...
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    1016/S0367-326X(99)00039-8 Sadhale, Nalini; Nene, YL (2004), "On Elephants in Manasollasa – 2. Diseases and Treatment", Asian Agri-History, 8 (2): 115–127 Aujla...
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    Tamilnadu and Uttar Pradesh. A recipe for fried Rohu fish is mentioned in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who...
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    A recipe for a dahi vada analogue called kshiravata is mentioned in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who...
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    during 100 BCE – 300 CE. A type of vada is mentioned as "vataka" in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who...
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  • southern India during medieval period, these include Lokopakara (1025 CE), Manasollasa (1130 CE), Soopa Shastra (1508 CE), Bhojana Kutuhala (1675 CE), Sivatattva...
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    halwa in North India and Bangladesh. The dish is listed as shali-anna in Manasollasa, a 12th-century work by the Chalukya king Someshvara III. Chow chow bath...
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    scholar, who compiled an encyclopaedia of all arts and sciences called Manasollasa. From the period of the Badami Chalukyas, references are made to the...
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    According to historian Benoytosh Bhattacharya the 12th century text Manasollasa mentions various ornaments worn by women but does not mention nose ring...
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    kulfi. According to culinary historian Michael Krondl, 12th century Manasollasa mentions a recipe for fried fritter balls made of chenna cheese and rice...
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    variety of dishes in India. A recipe for papri (as purika) is mentioned in Manasollasa, a 12th-century Sanskrit encyclopedia compiled by Someshvara III, who...
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    area now called Karnataka, included an idli recipe in his encyclopedia, Manasollasa (1130 CE). This Sanskrit-language work describes the food as iḍḍarikā...
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    which were served as part of the meals. Early known recipes come from Manasollasa (1130 CE) cookbook which mentions "Parika" (pakoda) and the method of...
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    sold by street vendors in the ancient city of Madurai. The medieval Manasollasa culinary text explains that modakas, as prepared with rice flour and...
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    practiced in India since at least the 12th century and mentioned in Manasollasa. The Nihang Sikhs used an early variant called Sher Panja in the 18th...
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