vilaNga

vilaṅga

This plant is mentioned Kauṭ. 2, 25, 29 (text p. 79; transl. Kangle

p. 178; transl. J. J. Meyer p. 186; transl. Sham. p. 132); see App. 3:

āsava. Sham. does not translate the term. J. J. Meyer remarks (p. 188,

note 1) that it may denote a climbing plant, that it is a synonym of

viḍaṅga (EMBELIA RIBES) acc. to Stein and that it is a synonym of

amoghā acc. to Gaṇ.

amoghā: 1) STEREOSPERMUM SUAVEOLENS DC. (Vśs) = BIGNONIA

SUAVEOLENS ROXB. (MW; Vśs);

2) TERMINALIA CHEBULA RETZ. (DWH 2, p. 1; Vśs: =

harītakī);

3) T. CITRINA ROXB. EX FLEM. (MW, = harītakī);

4) ERYCIBE PANICULATA ROXB. (MW);

5) = padmabheda (Vśs, unidentified);

6) EMBELIA RIBES BURM.F. (Bpn, p. 52, = viḍaṅga);

7) PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA LINN. (Cakra on Ca.Sū. 4, 18: =

āmalakī).

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