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'''Surā''' is the supernatant liquid containing self generated alcohol obtained on subjecting to fermentation the mixture of rice or any other cooked cereal. Prasannā is the clear supernatant portion of Surā.<ref name="The Ayurvedic formulary of India"/>
Surāh (Sanskrit and Pāli; Devanāgarī: सुरा) is a strong distilled alcoholic beverage. It is referred to as an anaesthetic by Suśruta (a surgeon in ==References==<references><ref name="The Ayurvedic formulary of India around 4 BCE) before the advent ">The Ayurvedic formulary of surgical operation. Other ancient medical authorities also mention it; Charaka referred to making a woman with a miscarriage senseless to pain by administering alcoholic drinks like surā, sīdhu, ariṣṭa, madhuIndia Part III, madirā or āsavapage no 474.</ref></references>
In Buddhist texts surāh is mentioned as one of intoxicating drinks, along with (Pali) meraya (Sanskrit maireya, a drink made with sugar cane and several spices) and majja (maybe equivalent of Sanskrit madhu, mead or hydromel), and renunciation of its usage constitutes the 5th of the Buddhist precepts (pañca-sīlāni): "I undertake the training rule to abstain from fermented drinks which cause heedlessness" (Surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi).[[Categorycategory:Ayurvedic MedicineParibhāṣā - Glossary of technical trems]]
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