Jaina Biology

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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The World of Life : Plants
(Panicum species ), Simduvāra (Vitex trifolia, five-leaved chaste or tree ), Karamaddae (Karamardaka -Carissa Carandus), Addarūsaga (a kind of shrubby plant ), Karīra (Capparis asphylla ), Eravaņa (a kind of shrubby plant), Mahittha (a kind of shrubby plant), Jāulaga (a kind of shrubby plant ), Māla (Mālati, Jasminum grandiflorum ), Parili (a kind of shrubby plant), Gayamārini (a kind of shrubby plant), Kucca (a kind of shrubby plant ), Kāriyā (a kind of shrubby plant ), Bhamdi (Rubia cordifolia ), Jāvai (a kind of shrubby plantJasmio um grandiflorum ), Keyai ( Ketaki, the tree Pandanus Odorativimus ), Gamja (Gupja - Abrus precatorius), Pādala (Steriospermum Chelonoides), Dāsi ( Barleria cristata ), Amkolla ( Alangium Salvifolium Syn, Alangrum Lamarku) and besides others like them.36
GULMAS (Shrubs)
Gulmas are of many kinds, such as, Seriya (Saireyaka, Barleria grandiflora, prionitis ), Nomaliya (Navamālikā, Jasminum Sambac ?), Koramtaya (Barleria prionitis species ), Bandoujivaga (Pentapetes phoenicea), Manojja (a kind of shrub), Priya (Curcuma Aromatic), Pāna (the betel plant), Kanaira (a kind of gulma ), Kujjaya (Rosa moschata ), Sinduvira (Vitex trifolia ), Jāi (Jāti Jasminum auriculatum), Moggara (Jasminum species ), Juhiya ( Yüthikā Jasminum auriculatum ), Malliyā (Mallikā, Jasminum Sambac ), Vāsanti (Hepatag bengalensis ), Vatthula (a kind of shrub ), Kacchula (Longzedoary, Curcuma Zedoaria ?), Sevāla ( Saivāla - Ceratophyllum demersum - Saivāla plants ), Gamthi (Granthila ? a kind of gulma ), Magadantiya ( a kind of Gulma ), Campagaiāti (Campakajāti, plumeria or Michelia Campaka ), Navaniya ( a kind of Gulma), Kunda (a kind of Jasmine - Jasminum multiflorum or pubescens), Mahājāti (Gaertnera Racemosa) and besides others like them.37
LATĀ (Vines or Creepers )
There are many kinds of vines, such as Padmalatā ( a kind of lotus plant- Lotus Nelumbo nucifera), Nāgalatā (a kind of crecper, Piper Betle or Betel ), Asogacampakalatā (a kind of creeper), Cūtalatā (a kind of creeper), Vanalatā (a kind of creeper), Vāsa ntilatā (a kind of creeper), Atimuktakalatā (Madhavitata, Hiptage Bengalensis ), Kundalatā (a kind of creeper ), Sāmalatā (a creeper) and others like them.38 It seems the creeps of different species of flower plants. 36. Pannavaņā, 1, 42, p. 18. 37. Paņņavaņā Sutta, 1.43, p. 19. 38. Pannavaņa Sutta, 1, 45, p. 19.