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१६०
 
Nāmarūpajñānam
 
७. म्लेच्छकन्दः (भा०) –म्लेच्छानां प्रियः कन्दः, भोजने प्रयोगात् ।

८. यवनेष्टः (भा० ) – यवनानामिष्टः, भोज्यत्वात् ।
 

९. लशुन: (भा० ) – अश्नुते व्याप्नोति शरीरं स्ववीर्येणोति, 'अश्

व्याप्तौ संघाते च' ।
 

१०. शीतमर्दकः (रा०) – शीतं मर्दयतीति, औष्ण्यात् ।
 

 

 
Rasona ( Allium sativum Linn. ) is a cultivated
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plant the bulb of which is used. It has intense smell

(ugragandha ) and is deficient in one rasā-amla

( rasona ). It is liked by mlecchas and yavanas as

adjunct to food (mlecchakanda, yavanestṣṭa ). It is a

potent drug ( mahausadha, aristṣadha, ariṣṭa ) quickly absorbed

in body ( laśuna ). It destroys evil organisms ( bhūta-

ghna ) and removes cold (śītamardaka ).
 

 
Specific characters
 

 
1. A cultivated plant.
 

2. Bulb, the useful part, has intense smell and

is deficient in one rasa (sour ).
 

3. Actions and uses —a potent drug, quickly

absorbed, destroys evil organisms and allays

cold; also used as adjunct to food.
 

 
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१. राजिका (भा०) – राजति तीक्ष्णेषु ।
 

२. अतितीक्ष्णा (ध०) - अतिशयेन तीक्ष्णगुणयुक्ता ।

३. आसुरी (भा०) – असुरस्येयम्, असुरप्रियेत्यर्थः; असुराणामिव

तैक्ष्ण्याच्च ।