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Many synonyms indicate the original source of
plants while some are reminiscent of the place of
their trade or commerceial transaction. Kāśmīraka,
kairāta, drāviḍī, malayaja and madrī indicate the
place of origin of kunkuma, kirātatikta, elā, candana
and ativișă respectively, Bahlīka, in ancient times,
was an important centre of world trade being situ-
ated at the crossroads of all the trade routes. Both
hingu and kunkuma are denoted by 'bahlika'. The
synonyms 'panya' and 'klītakika' indicate that the
products designated by them were articles of trade
and were displayed in markets. Plant products were
also exported to other countries by land or sea routes.
The synonyms like dharmapattana and kollaka
(marica ), korangī (ela), kakkola¹ etc. indicate the
places of commercial transaction by sea-route.
20.500
Thus synonyms served the purpose well for
which they were coined e.g. indicating specific char-
acters of plants which helped their proper identifica-
tion. Caraka used the synonyms strictly for a single
item which did not denote any other entity leading
to confusion. But in course of time, by the medieval
period, a large number of synonyms accumulated
which denoted more than one plant and thus lost
accuracy. For example, samanga and mañjistha are
enumerated separately in different mahākaṣāyas in
Carakasamhita ( samangā in 5,31 while mañjiṣṭhā in
1. 'Kakkola' or 'Takkola' is a place in Cambodia. The name
'śrīkākulam' seems to be derived from 'kakkola'.
Many synonyms indicate the original source of
plants while some are reminiscent of the place of
their trade or commerceial transaction. Kāśmīraka,
kairāta, drāviḍī, malayaja and madrī indicate the
place of origin of kunkuma, kirātatikta, elā, candana
and ativișă respectively, Bahlīka, in ancient times,
was an important centre of world trade being situ-
ated at the crossroads of all the trade routes. Both
hingu and kunkuma are denoted by 'bahlika'. The
synonyms 'panya' and 'klītakika' indicate that the
products designated by them were articles of trade
and were displayed in markets. Plant products were
also exported to other countries by land or sea routes.
The synonyms like dharmapattana and kollaka
(marica ), korangī (ela), kakkola¹ etc. indicate the
places of commercial transaction by sea-route.
20.500
Thus synonyms served the purpose well for
which they were coined e.g. indicating specific char-
acters of plants which helped their proper identifica-
tion. Caraka used the synonyms strictly for a single
item which did not denote any other entity leading
to confusion. But in course of time, by the medieval
period, a large number of synonyms accumulated
which denoted more than one plant and thus lost
accuracy. For example, samanga and mañjistha are
enumerated separately in different mahākaṣāyas in
Carakasamhita ( samangā in 5,31 while mañjiṣṭhā in
1. 'Kakkola' or 'Takkola' is a place in Cambodia. The name
'śrīkākulam' seems to be derived from 'kakkola'.