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Plant name	bhṛṅgarāja
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Eclipta prostrata L. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Eclipta alba Hassk.
Sanskrit name	bhṛṅgaraja, bhṛṅgarāja
Hindi name	bhāṅgrā, mocakand, bābrī
Tamil name	kayyantakara, kaikēṣī
Malayalam name	kaññuṇṇi, kayyōnni, kayyuṇṇi
English name	Trailing eclipta
Search occurrence	bhṛṅgaraja, bhṛṅgarāja, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 765) bhṛṅgaraja (Bhpr.) or -rajas (Suśr., Car. &c.), m. Eclipta Prostrata. Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 765) bhṛṅgarāja, m. 'bee-king', a species of large bee, the humble bee, L.; the fork-tailed shrike, MBh., R., Suśr. &c.; Eclipta Prostrata, Suśr., ŚārṅgS.; Wedelia Calendulacea, L.; N. of a tutelary deity, Var., Hcat.; a kind of oblation or sacrifice, L.; -rasa, m. the juice of Eclipta Prostrata, Suśr.

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