According to the Brihat Samhita, what do you call the process of making scents, mouth perfumes and bath powders?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Gandhayukli.

Key Points

An encyclopaedia written in Sanskrit and published in the sixth century in Ujjain was called Brhat-Samhita.
In addition to divination, the book covers a wide range of topics, such as astronomy, planetary motion, eclipses, rainfall, architecture, crop development, perfume production, matrimony, household relationships, gems, and ceremonies.
Varahmihir’s Brihat Samhita gives references to perfumes and cosmetics.
Recipes for hair dying were made from plants, like indigo and minerals like iron power, black iron or steel and acidic extracts of sour rice gruel.
Gandhayukli describes recipes for making scents, mouth perfumes, bath powders, incense and talcum powder.

Additional Information

Kamplcica, Pattanga and Jatuka:
- A number of classical texts, like Atharvaveda (1000 BCE) mention some dye stuff, the material used were turmeric, madder, sunflower, orpiment, cochineal and lac.
- Some other substances having tinting properties were Kamplcica, Pattaya and Jatuka.