Udumbara- Ficus glomerata
Post No. 11,799
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Abbreviations used:-
SB= SATAPATA BRAHMANA, AV=ATHARVANA VEDA, RV= RIGVEDA, SAM= SAMHITA, BR= BRAHMANA, UPA= UPANISHAD, TAI= TAITTRIYA, MAIT= MAITRAYANI, VAJA= VAJASNEYI, KAT= KATHAKA, AIT= AITARENYA
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123.SATAVARA
Asparagus racemosus
Eatable, medicine
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124.SILACI
Name of a healing plant; also called Laksaa
AV.5-5-1.8
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125.SILAANJAALA
Grain creeper,
Same as Saalaanjaalaa
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126.SIMSAPA
Dalbergia sisu
RV.3-53-19 (with Khadira), a stately and beautiful tree
AV.20-129-7; 6-129-1
wood
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126 a.SIPALA
Water plant, Blyxa Cylanica
RV.10-68-5 later form Saivala; Siyalya overgrown with Sipala plants.
AV 6-12-3
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127.SOMA
Cannot now be identified with certainty; variously identified:
1.Sacrostemmabrevistigma= Asclepias acida
2.S.intermedium= S.viminale
3.Periploca asphylla
4.Ephedra vulgaris
5.Cannabis sativa
RV. The whole of Ninth Mandala and Six hymns of other mandalas devoted to this plant. Soma is described the best among plants all trees prostrate to Soma who is their king.
Drink.
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128.SOMAVATI
RV.5-10-97,7
One of the four principal medicinal plants in Rigveda
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129.SPANDANA
A certain tree
RV.3-53-19
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130.SPHURJAKA
Diospyros perigrina
SB.13-8-1-16
Timber, fruit
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131.SRAKTYA
Cleodendron phlomidis
Amulet derived from its wood, according to commentators on AV.8-5-4-7,8
(See Bloomfield in Amer. Jour.Phil.7, 477)
Medicinal
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132.SREKAPARNA
Nerium odorum
Taittriya Bra.3-6-6-3
Aiareya Bra.2-6-15
Medicinal
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133.SUGANDHI TEJANA
Andropogan squarrosus
Tittr; Kathak, samhitas
Aitare, Panca. Bra
SB .3-5-2-17
Grass
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134.SVADHA
A plant
AV.6-96-3
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135.SVADHITI
A great tree with hard wood, according to Roth
RV.5-32-10; 9-96-6; 1-82-2
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136.SYAMAKA
Millet
Echinochla colona var fumentacea
Tait, Mait, Vaja. Kath.Samhitas
SB.10-6-3-2
Food of pigeons – AV.20-35-12
Also Cha.Upa 3-14-3
Max Muller says Canary seed.
Cereal
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137.SYANDANA
Wood of a plant according to Roth
Kausika Sutra- 8-15
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138.TAAJABHANGA
Ricinis communis
AV.8-8-3; Kau. Sut.14-14
Oil, medicinal
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139.TALASA
Flacourtia cataphracta
AV 6-15-3
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140.TARSTAAGHA
Tree
Kaus. Sut. 25-23
Its adjective tarstaaghi is found in AV.5-29-15
Weber thinks it is mustard plant.
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141.TANDI
AV 10-4-25
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142.TILA, TIRYA
Sesamum indicum
AV.2-8-3; 6-140-2; 18-3-694-32
As an epithet of Kurambha- AV4-7-3
Many samhias, Upanishads
SB 9-1-1-3; often mentioned with Masa- AV6-140-2
Medicinal, Ritual
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143.TILVAKA
Symplocos racemosus
SB. 13-8-1-16
Yupa made of is wood
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144.TRAYAMBANA
AV 8-2-6; also mentioned in Amarakosa
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145.UDOJASA
One of the four principal medicinal plants
RV.10-97-7
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146.UDUMBARA
Ficus glomerata
AV.19-31-1
Many samhitas and many brahmnas
Fruit as sweet as Madhu
Medicinal, eatable, ritual
Yupa and ladle made of its wood
Amulets- AV19-31-1
TO BE CONTINUED………………………….
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