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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​

CodeSNP (source in csl-orig/v02/snp; no separate repo)
Full titleSanskrit Names of Plants
AuthorG. J. Meulenbeld (ed. R. P. Das)
Year / size1974 · ~94 pages
TypeBotanical name index
Sourcecsl-orig/v02/snp/
OpenBasic · List · Advanced · Mobile
DataDownloads
csl-docsnp.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 sourceMeaning
{%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.

See also​