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  • ན་ལ་ད།
  • na la da
  • na tra
  • nalada
  • Term
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  • spikenard
  • ན་ལ་ད།
  • na la da
  • nalada
Definition in this text:

Identified as Nardostachys jatamansi, or Indian spikenard, a plant recognized for its medicinal properties in the Atharvaveda and Suśrutasaṃhitā. The Sanskrit epic poem called Naiṣadhacarita identifies this plant as the root of Andropogon muricatus. A number of classical Sanskrit lexicographers identify this plant as the blossom of Hibiscus rosa sinensis.

  • spikenard
  • ན་ཏྲ།
  • na tra
  • nalada
Definition in this text:

Nardostachys jatamansi. Also called “nard,” “nardin,” and “muskroot.” It is of the valerian family and grows in the Himalayas. Its rhizome is the source of an aromatic, amber-colored oil.

  • spikenard
  • ན་ལ་ད།
  • na la da
  • nalada AS
Definition in this text:

Nardostachys jatamansi. Also called “nard,” “nardin,” and “muskroot.” It is of the valerian family and grows in the Himalayas. Its rhizome is the source of an aromatic, amber-colored oil.

Bagchi edition: narada.

  • spikenard
  • ན་ལ་ད།
  • na la da
  • nalada AS
Definition in this text:

Nardostachys jatamansi. Also called “nard,” “nardin,” and “muskroot.” It is of the valerian family and grows in the Himalayas. Its rhizome is the source of an aromatic, amber-colored oil.