Meulenbeld, Sanskrit Names of Plants (SNP)
SNP is G. J. Meulenbeld's Sanskrit Names of Plants — a specialist resource that
identifies Sanskrit plant names, mapping each to its botanical equivalent(s) and the
lexical and scientific sources that record it. Indispensable for reading āyurvedic and
botanical texts.
At a glance
| Code | SNP (source in csl-orig/v02/snp; no separate repo) |
| Full title | Sanskrit Names of Plants |
| Author | G. J. Meulenbeld (ed. R. P. Das) |
| Year / size | 1974 · ~94 pages |
| Type | Botanical name index |
| Source | csl-orig/v02/snp/ |
| Open | Basic · List · Advanced · Mobile |
| Data | Downloads |
| csl-doc | snp.rst |
When to use it
Reach for SNP to identify a Sanskrit plant name — its synonyms/botanical identity and the
sources that attest it — when reading āyurveda, dharmaśāstra, or kāvya. For general meanings use
Monier-Williams (MW).
Reading an entry
Each entry is a plant name (<k1>) with equivalences and a dense list of source
abbreviations. The first entry (csl-orig/v02/snp/snp.txt):
<L>1<pc>521<k1>akza<k2>akza
{%akṣa%}¦
<div n="P"/>(1) = {%vibhītaka%} (Avk; Bpn, p. 9; Dgv, nr. 149; Dn 1, 212; Gul; HB;
HK; KB 2, p. 1017-1020; MW; Pr 220; PW; Rn 11, 322-323; V 6, p. …
| In the source | Meaning |
|---|---|
{%akṣa%} | the plant name (search key <k1>) |
(1) = {%vibhītaka%} | the identification (here = vibhītaka, the beleric myrobalan) |
(Avk; … MW; … PW; …) | the sources attesting it (incl. MW and PW) |
See Data Formats for the markup reference.
What makes it distinctive
- Botanical identification of Sanskrit plant names, with a thorough source apparatus.
Headword key conventions
<k1> = <k2> = SLP1 (Sanskrit plant name). Each entry maps the name to its botanical identification(s) and the lexical or scientific sources that record it.
| Convention | Marker / form | Example | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search key | SLP1 (plant name) | akza | k1 = k2 |
| Body form | IAST italic {%…%} | {%akṣa%} | The printed plant name |
| Identification | (N) = {%botanical name%} | (1) = {%vibhītaka%} | A numbered botanical equivalent |
| Sources | Abbreviated list in parentheses | (MW; PW; Avk; …) | Lexical + scientific sources attesting the identification |
Abbreviations
No machine-readable abbreviation list yet; the legend lives in the scanned front matter. View front matter →
See also
- Monier-Williams (MW) · Böhtlingk-Roth (PWG) — among its cited sources
- The full catalog of all 43 dictionaries
- csl-doc snp.rst