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Plant name	nāgabalā
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Sida cordata (Burm.f.) van Borss.Waalk. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Melochia cordata Burm.f.
Sanskrit name	nāgabalā, bhūmibalā
Hindi name	banāniyār, bhyūnlī
Tamil name	palampāci
Malayalam name	vaḷḷikkuṛuntōṭṭi
Search occurrence	nāgabalā, bhūmibalā, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 533) nāgabala, m. "having the strength of an elephant", N. of Bhima, L.; (ā), f. Uraria Lagopodioides, Suśr.; Sida Spinosa, L.; n. a partic. high number, Lalit.

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