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māṃsī details in Pandanus database of Indian plant names

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Plant name	māṃsī
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Nardostachys grandiflora DC. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Nardostachys jatamansi DC.
Sanskrit name	jaṭāmāṃsī, māṃsī
Hindi name	jaṭāmāṃsi, jaṭālasī
Tamil name	caṭāmāñci
Malayalam name	jaṭāmāñci, jaṭāmāmsi, māñci
English name	Spikenard, Indian nard, Musk root
Search occurrence	jaṭāmāṃsī, māṃsī, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 805) māṃsa, n. sg. and pl. flesh, meat, RV. &c. &c. (also said of the fleshy part or pulp of fruit, Suśr.); m. N. of a mixed caste, MBh. (= māṃsa-vikretṛ, Nīlak.); a worm, L.; time, L.; (ī), f. Nardostachys Jatamansi, Var.; Suśr.

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