elAvAluka

elāvāluka

This term occurs Kauṭ. 2, 25, 27 (text p. 79; transl. Kangle p. 178;

transl. J. J. Meyer p. 187; transl. Sham. p. 133). Sham. renders it by

SOLANUM MELONGENA, without any comment. J. J. Meyer takes it as

the fragrant bark of FERONIA ELEPHANTUM (elavāluka), but remarks

that the reading elāvāluka makes it probable that one should translate:

elā and vāluka (i. e. harivāluka, the fragrant bark of kapittha); Kangle

translates: cardamum, vāluka. Acc. to Vśs elāvāluka is a synonym of

elavāluka.

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