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Plant name	dūrvā
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	dūrvā
Hindi name	dūb, dūrbā
Tamil name	arakampillu, muyalpul
Malayalam name	kaṛuka, kaṛukappullu
English name	Dhub grass, Conch grass
Search occurrence	dūrvā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 490) dūrva, m. N. of a prince who was son of Nṛipaṃ-jaya and father of Timi, BhP. ix, 22, 41. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 490) dūrvā, f. (√ durt?) bent grass, panic grass, Dūrb grass, Panicum Dactylon, RV., VS. Br., MBh. &c. (cf. ali-, gaNDa-, granthi-, mAlA-).

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