नामरूपज्ञानम् (Characterization of Medicinal Plants) /17

The third one deals with discussion on plants
and drugs used by the same name differently in dif-V-
The third one deal
ferent regions. Correlation of name and form is very
important as with discussion on plants
and drugs used by the same name differently in dif-
ferent regions. correlation of name and form is very
important as without this one can not identify the
out this one can not identify the
plant even if seeing it (अनामविन् मोहमुपैति वैद्यो न वेत्ति

पश्यन्नपि भेषजानि-ध० ) ।
 
gone
 

 
Names and synonyms are assigned to plants on

the following seven bases according to Raājanighantu
ṅṭu
as follows'[^1]—
 

 
1. Rudūḍhi ( traditional usage )
 

2. Prabhāva ( effect )
 

3. Deśyokti ( habitat )
 

4. Lāñchana ( morphological characters )
4
5. Upamaā ( simile )
 

6. Viīrya ( potency )
 
pmoz.. agaisg
 

7. Itarāhvaya ( names prevalent in other regions

or due to other factors )²
 
Hot [^2]
 
Dhanvantarinighant nighaṇṭu says-names, one or many.
are assi
are assigned to plants according to habitat, form,

colour, potency, taste, effect etc.[^3
 
]
 
The use of synonyms can be traced back to

Vedic Nighantṇṭu which mentions a number of syno-

 
१. नामानि क्वचिदिह रूढितः प्रभावाद् देश्योक्त्या क्वचिदिह लाञ्छनोपमाभ्याम् ।

वीर्येण क्वचिदितराह्वयादिदेशाद् द्रव्याणामिह सप्तधोदितानि ॥
 

२
 
See P.V. Sharma : Dravygunṇavijñāna, Vol. I, pp. 19-21.

3. एकं तु नाम प्रथितं बहूनामेकस्य नामांमानि तथा बहूनि ।
 

द्रव्यस्य जात्याकृतिवर्णवीर्यरसप्रभावादिगुणैर्भवन्ति ॥ ध०