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Plant name	āvartakī
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Cassia auriculata L. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	āvartakī
Hindi name	ṭārvār, ṭārvāl
Tamil name	āvārai, āvirai
Malayalam name	āvīram, āvara
English name	Avaram, Tanner's cassia
Search occurrence	āvartakī, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 156) āvartaka, m. a kind of venomous insect, Suśr.; N. of a form of cloud personified, Kum., Ragh.; a depression above the frontal ridge or over the eyebrows; whirlpool; revolution; excitement of the mind from the influence of the senses; a curl of hair; (ī), f. N. of a creeping plant, L.

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