RE: Latin name for plants and sanskrit names for Gemstones

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I.e. for the Sun

- Arka (Calatropis Gigantea) , for Moon - Palaasha (Butea

Frondosa), for Mars - Khadira (Acacia catechu), for Mercury - Apamaarga (Achyranthes

Aspera), for Jupiter - Pippala (Ficus Religiosa), for Venus - Udumbara (Ficus

Racemosa), for Saturn - Shami (Prosopis Spicigera), for Rahu - Durva

grass (Panicum Dactylon) and for Ketu - Kusha grass (Desmostachya

bipinnata) should be used.

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font-family:Verdana">Please check for Durva grass. I have it as Cynodon

dactylon. Panicum does sound more like it though (raceme leaves compounded by

branching; but would you say raceme is more to do with the flowers?) and this

particular grass does not flower.

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font-family:Verdana">Also Acacia catechu. There might be a misprint; I do not

think Acacias have nuts as such. In GP, it describes the palms as Areca (I

think this is Areca catechu (betel nut palm and is indigenous to Sri Lanka).

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font-family:Verdana">BTW, would you have the Latin name for sandalwood?

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JAYA JAGANNATHA!

 

Dear Swee,

 

Hare Krishna.

 

>From Swee Chan <swee:

 

> Dear Gauranga Das,

>

> Hare Krishna

>

> arkah palaashah khadirastvapaamaargastu pippalah

> udumbarah shami durvaa kushaasca samidhah kramaat

>

> I.e. for the Sun - Arka (Calatropis Gigantea) , for Moon - Palaasha

> (Butea

> Frondosa), for Mars - Khadira (Acacia catechu), for Mercury -

> Apamaarga

> (Achyranthes Aspera), for Jupiter - Pippala (Ficus Religiosa), for

> Venus -

> Udumbara (Ficus Racemosa), for Saturn - Shami (Prosopis Spicigera),

> for

> Rahu - Durva grass (Panicum Dactylon) and for Ketu - Kusha grass

> (Desmostachya bipinnata) should be used.

>

> Please check for Durva grass. I have it as Cynodon dactylon. Panicum

> does

> sound more like it though (raceme leaves compounded by branching; but

> would

> you say raceme is more to do with the flowers?) and this particular

> grass

> does not flower.

>

> Also Acacia catechu. There might be a misprint; I do not think Acacias

> have

> nuts as such. In GP, it describes the palms as Areca (I think this is

> Areca

> catechu (betel nut palm and is indigenous to Sri Lanka).

>

I do not have further details onn the above plants. The translators may

have erred as well. If we get more descriptions from Puranas giving

details like fruits or flowers of these plants, then maybe. Durva is a

grass, so it won't have flowers. In fact it's quite common all over

Europe. Khadira is a tree, no idea about its fruits or seeds. But I

think it's not Betel, but something else. Indians should know as

Khadira is available nowadays and is widely used in yajnas. Please

verify with Guruji. Or is there any Yajna Pundits on the list?

 

> BTW, would you have the Latin name for sandalwood?

 

Santalum Album I think. Santhanam gives different names for red, white

etc.varieties, but Iám not at home now to check.

 

Yours,

 

Gauranga

>

> Thank you,

>

> Swee

> swee

> http://www.brihaspati.net/ <http://www.brihaspati.net/>

>

>

>

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Dear Gauranga Das,

 

Hare Krishna

 

If it is the same grass we are talking about, it should be Cynodon dactylon.

Khadira is Acacia catechu (begging your pardon, you are right).

 

Santalum album (white) - the powder is called Chandan

s.rubrum= Red

Coastal: santanum freycinetiatum

Looking for the whitest one I can find in Java. Maybe the coastal ones will

be too brown from there?

 

It looks like the tree maybe conducive to planting it here in Zambia.

Altitude and soil types.

 

Thanks for your help.

 

Have a good trip.

 

Swee

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gauranga [gauranga]

Tuesday, February 11, 2003 4:37 PM

vedic astrology

RE: [vedic astrology] Latin name for plants and sanskrit names for

Gemstones

 

JAYA JAGANNATHA!

 

Dear Swee,

 

Hare Krishna.

 

>From Swee Chan <swee:

 

> Dear Gauranga Das,

>

> Hare Krishna

>

> arkah palaashah khadirastvapaamaargastu pippalah

> udumbarah shami durvaa kushaasca samidhah kramaat

>

> I.e. for the Sun - Arka (Calatropis Gigantea) , for Moon - Palaasha

> (Butea

> Frondosa), for Mars - Khadira (Acacia catechu), for Mercury -

> Apamaarga

> (Achyranthes Aspera), for Jupiter - Pippala (Ficus Religiosa), for

> Venus -

> Udumbara (Ficus Racemosa), for Saturn - Shami (Prosopis Spicigera),

> for

> Rahu - Durva grass (Panicum Dactylon) and for Ketu - Kusha grass

> (Desmostachya bipinnata) should be used.

>

> Please check for Durva grass. I have it as Cynodon dactylon. Panicum

> does

> sound more like it though (raceme leaves compounded by branching; but

> would

> you say raceme is more to do with the flowers?) and this particular

> grass

> does not flower.

>

> Also Acacia catechu. There might be a misprint; I do not think Acacias

> have

> nuts as such. In GP, it describes the palms as Areca (I think this is

> Areca

> catechu (betel nut palm and is indigenous to Sri Lanka).

>

I do not have further details onn the above plants. The translators may

have erred as well. If we get more descriptions from Puranas giving

details like fruits or flowers of these plants, then maybe. Durva is a

grass, so it won't have flowers. In fact it's quite common all over

Europe. Khadira is a tree, no idea about its fruits or seeds. But I

think it's not Betel, but something else. Indians should know as

Khadira is available nowadays and is widely used in yajnas. Please

verify with Guruji. Or is there any Yajna Pundits on the list?

 

> BTW, would you have the Latin name for sandalwood?

 

Santalum Album I think. Santhanam gives different names for red, white

etc.varieties, but Iám not at home now to check.

 

Yours,

 

Gauranga

>

> Thank you,

>

> Swee

> swee

> http://www.brihaspati.net/ <http://www.brihaspati.net/>

>

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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