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Āśudhāna, matched by position to the verse word pāṭala, is listed among fruit vegetables described as dry, sweet and cold, removing pitta and kapha, heavy to digest, quickly increasing vata…

हिन्दी: पाडल के फूल, गुलाब के फूल, आशुधान · मराठी: व्रीहिधान्य, पुन्नाग, लघु रोहिस, पाटलापुष्प

Vrīhi (glossed as rice paddy) is described as astringent and sweet, destroying pitta and vata, always binding the stool and heavy in digestion.