| Plant name | pippala | | Language | Sanskrit | | Latin name | Ficus religiosa L. - please click to view full record | | Sanskrit name | pippala, aśvattha | | Hindi name | pīppal, pīplī, pīpār | | Bengali name | aśvatha, aśatha, aśattha, pippal, pipul | | Tamil name | aracu, acuvattam | | Malayalam name | arayāl | | English name | Peepal tree, Pipal, Sacred banyan tree, Sacred fig, Bo-tree, Ashwattha tree | | Search occurrence | pippala, aśvattha, in the Pandanus database of Sanskrit e-texts | Encyclopedias &
Dictionaries | Monier-Williams: A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (p. 627)
pippala, m. the sacred fig-tree, Ficus Religiosa (commonly called Peepal) MBh. Yājñ. Var. &c. (cf. IW. 39, 3 MWB. Yājñ. Var. &c. (cf. IW. 39, 3 MWB. 515) a kind of bird L.; a nipple L.; = niraṃśuka, or -śula L.; the sleeve of a jacket or coat W.; N. of a son of Mitra and Revati BhP.; pl. N. of a school of AV. (prob. for pippalāda); (ā) f. N. of a river VP.; (ī) f. see s.v.; (pippala) n. a berry (esp. of the Peepal tree) RV. &c. &c.; sensual enjoyment BhP.; water L.; the sleeve of a coat L.
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