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६४
 
Nāmarūpajñānam
 
sndṇḍa ( Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. )

is regarded as the best among cucurbitaceous fruits

( valliīphalottama ). It bears yellow flowers ( piīta-
pus

puṣ
pa ) and fruits big ( brhatphala ), hard ( sthira-
phala

phalā
), pitcher-like ( kumbhaphalā ) and watery

( somasrsṛṣtā ) carrying remnants of flowers (puspa-

phala ). It is śītavīrya and there is no heat even in

seeds ( kusūṣnda ).
 
ana
 
ṇḍa ).
 
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. <entry>कृष्णाजीरक:
 
</entry> Kṛṣṇjiraka
 
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 ।