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Plant name	rudrākṣa
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Elaeocarpus sphaericus Schum. - please click to view full record
Sanskrit name	rudrākṣa
Hindi name	rudrākī, rudrākṣ
Tamil name	ruttirāṭcam
Malayalam name	rudrākṣam
English name	Ultrasum-bead tree
Search occurrence	rudrākṣa, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 883) rudrākṣa, m. 'Rudra-eyed', Elaeocarpus Ganitrus or its berry (used for rosaries), W. (cf. RTL. 67, 82); a rosary (gender doubtful), Rājat.; N. of an Upanishad (gender doubtful); -kalpa, m. -dhAraNa n. -parīkSā, f. N. of wks.; -mAlā (Hcar.) or -mAlikā (Kād.), f. a rosary; -mAhAtmya n. -ya-varNana n. N. of wks.; -valaya, m. or n. (?) a rosary, Kād.; -SopaniSad (f. N. of an Upanishad.

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