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Plant name	śrāvaṇī
Language	Sanskrit
Latin name	Sphaeranthus indicus L. - please click to view full record
Latin name (synonyms)	Sphaeranthus hirtus Willd.
Sanskrit name	muṇḍī, śrāvaṇī
Hindi name	muṇḍī
Tamil name	koṭṭakkarantai, viṣṇukkarantai
Malayalam name	aṭakkāmaṇiyan
English name	East Indian globe-thistle
Search occurrence	muṇḍī, śrāvaṇī, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts
Encyclopedias & Dictionaries	Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 1097) śrāvaṇa 1 mfn. relating to or perceived by the ear, audible MārkP. (cf. Pāṇ. 2-2 , 92 Sch.); taught or enjoined in the Veda (cf. śrauta), MBh. iii, 100, 75; m. a heretic, L.; N. of a Muni, Cat. ; (ā and ī), f. N. of various plants, Suśr. ; n. causing to be heard, announcing, proclaiming, MBh.; Pañcat.; knowledge derived from hearing, MW. śrāvaṇī f. (cf. under 1. śrāvaṇa) the day of full-moon in the month Śrāvaṇa, GṛŚrS.; Mn.; Rājñ. &c.; a partic. Pāka-yajña, Gaut.

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