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Plant name	putrañjīva
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Drypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Hurus. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.
Sanskrit name	putrañjīva
Hindi name	jīvputrak, jiyāpotā
Tamil name	karuviḷai, kāṭṭuppaccēri maram
Malayalam name	puttilaññi, putṛañjīvi, poṅkalam
Search occurrence	putrañjīva, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	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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