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Sundara Kanda Sarga 11 Shloka 15
Original Shloka
क्रकरान्विविधान् सिद्धांश्चकोरानर्धभक्षितान्।।5.11.14।। महिषानेकशल्यांश्च छागांश्च कृतनिष्ठितान्। लेह्यानुच्चावचान्पेयान् भोज्यानि विविधानि च।।5.11.15।।
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Valmiki Ramayana Dataset

English Translation

विविधान् several types, सिद्धान् cooked, क्रकरान् fowls, अर्धभक्षितान् half eaten, चकोरान् ruddy geese, महिषान् buffaloes, एकशल्यांश्च fishes, छागांश्च goats, उच्चवचान् all sorts of them, लेह्यान् varieties of food that can be licked, पेयान् drinks, विविधानि of many kinds, भोज्यानि eatables.

English Commentary

He saw several kinds of (nonvegetarian) food like cooked meat of fowls, ruddy geese, buffaloes, goats, fishes as well as food for licking. (Food is of four kinds 1) भक्ष्य which can be chewed 2) भोज्य ordinary solid, semisolid food which can be consumed 3) लेह्य food for licking 4) चोष्य liquid food (which can be sipped)).