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Plant name	asparśā
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Monogynella reflexa (Roxb.) Holub
Sanskrit name	ākāśavallī, asparśā
Hindi name	ākāśbelā, amarbelā
Tamil name	satātāri
Malayalam name	ākāśavaḷḷi, mūṭillāttāḷi, ākāśagaruḍakkoṭi
English name	Dodder
Search occurrence	ākāśavallī, asparśā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 123) asparśa, mfn. not having the faculty of perception by touch, ŚBr. xiv; intangible, Āp.; NṛsUp.; (as), m. non-contact with (instr.), MBh. iii, 11087.

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