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the late afternoon or evening (sandhyā )58 and their parts return to their original position in the morning. Several kinds of flowers close at night and open in the morning 59 with the sun-rise and some open at night with the rise of the moon 60 and closes in the day, e. g. lotus, (padma ) and water lily (kumuda) respectively. These changes in position have been termed sleep movements in Botany, although they are in no way to related to the sleep of animals.
58. "Ghoşātakyadipuspāņām ca sandhyāyām /", Ibid., p. 158. 59. “Padmadinām prātarvikasaņań /", Ibid., p. 158. 60. “Kumudādinām tu candradaye ". Ibid., p. 158.
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