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६४
 
Nāmarūpajñānam
 
Kūsmānda ( Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. )
is regarded as the best among cucurbitaceous fruits
( valliphalottama ). It bears yellow flowers ( pita-
puspa ) and fruits big ( brhatphala ), hard ( sthira-
phala ), pitcher-like ( kumbhaphalā ) and watery
( somasrstā ) carrying remnants of flowers (puspa-
phala ). It is śītavīrya and there is no heat even in
seeds ( kusmānda ).
 
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Specific characters
 
1. Plant—a climber.
 
2. Flowers –yellow.
 
3. Fruits – big, hard, pitcher-like and watery car-
rying remnants of flower.
 
4. Property — śīta.
 
५३. कृष्णजीरक:
 
१. कृष्णजीर: (भा०) - कृष्णवर्णो जीरकवत् ।
 
२. उद्गारशोधन: (भा०) – उद्गारं शोधयति निर्हरतीति ।
 
३. कालिः (ध०)–कृष्णवर्णः ।
 
Krsnajiraka
 
४. काश्मीरजीरका (ध०) – कश्मीरदेशे भवा जीरका ।
 
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५. जरणा (ध०) – जीर्यते ऽनेनान्नमिति ।
 
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६. बहुगन्धा (रा०) – प्रभूतगन्धत्वात् ।
७. रुच्या (रा०) – रुचिवर्धनी ।
 
८. सुगन्धिः (भा०) – शोभनो गन्धोऽस्य ।