पुरातन भारतीय विज्ञानं - AERONAUTICS ! PART-3 !! FOOD TECHNOLOGY

पुरातन भारतीय विज्ञानं 

The last note and this might sound boring to some people,but the details of pilot's food and clothing gets over with this note. 

The next note will be more interesting.The next note will talk about The metals used for flights,engines,electricity,so on and so forth. 

So irequest you continue reading and realise the value of our traditional texts. 

Today we will move into the vastradhikaranam, the chapter on the dresses of pilots. 

VASTHRADHIKARANAM 

YANTHU PRAVARANEEEYOW PRUTHAK PRUTHAK RITHU BHEDHAATH [ VAIMANIKA SHASTRA.SUTRA.6]

The clothing should be different for different seasons. 

There are detailed processes described for protective and purified forms of vatras(dresses) for pilots.These procedures are also described in the "Pata samskaara ratnakara".

These are vivid and detailed in nature and hence we shall not discuss it here.If any one wants the same, please drop your e mail ID as a comment. 

The next adhikaranam is on the food of pilots.AAHAARAADHIKARANAM : 

AHAARA: KALPABHEDHATH [VAIMANIKA SHASTRA.SUTRA.7 ] 

 The food shall be consumed in accordance to the seasons. 

VISHA NASHAS TRIBHYA: [VAIMANIKA SHASTRA.SUTRA.8]

By such a diet plan, the ill effects ccaused in the body due to seasonal change can be warded off. 

TAHTH KAALA ANUSARAATH ITHI [VAIMANIKA SHASTRA.SUTRA.9] 

And the food be consumed at specified times.The diet plan and the consumption times are detailedly described in the LALLA KARIKA, a text on dietics.

 THATH ABHAAVE SATHVA GOLAVAA [VAIMANIKA SHASTRA.SUTRA.10] 

If food is not available,then vitamil pills can be used.

It is evident that they have technologies that produced vitamin pills that can be used as substitute for food as well. 

A grantha (text) by name paakasarvasva explains the procedure of making such pills as well. 

PHALA MOOLA KAANDA SAAROVAA [ VAIMANIKA SHASTRA.SUTRA.11] 

API CHA THRUNADHEENAAM [ VAIMANIKA SHASTRA.SUTRA.12]

Or the essence of fruits,vegetables or roots. 

or the essence of grasses and herbs. 

An ancient text of food technology, by name ASHANA KALPA, on food technology  explains detailed procedures of how to extract essence and how to preserve them for further use.

 As i said earlier, With this concludes the chapters on pilot's dressing sense and food habits.We will move onto the chapters describing the construction of the aeroplanes. 

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