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 Latin nameDrypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Hurus.
 FamilyEuphorbiaceae
 Identified with (Lat)Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.
 Identified with (Skt)putrañjīva
 Identified with (Hin)jīvputrak, jiyāpotā
 Identified with (Tam)karuviḷai, kāṭṭuppaccēri maram
 Identified with (Mal)puttilaññi, putṛañjīvi, poṅkalam
 Search occurrenceputrañjīva, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
 See plant's imageDrypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Hurus. in Google image search
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Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 632)
putraṃjīva, putraṃjīvaka, m. "giving life to children", Putranjiva Roxburghii (from its seeds are made necklaces which are supposed to keep children in good health), L.


 
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