Herb · Atlas · Falsafa

spoken of as

4 expressions

Ajaśṛṅgī“herb”1 mention

This herb has come, potent among plants — Ajaśṛṅgī, Arāṭakī with sharp horns:

Arundhatī / Jīvala“herb”1 mention

The blue-throated one among the svajas, the tawny one among the svajas as well — O herb Arundhatī, you crush the speckle-tailed one.

kanda 8 ¶

Sardonion“herb”1 mention

Orations (Greek)

You have heard, at least, of the herb called sardonion, which produces laughter, but a grievous one and unto destruction.

oration 32 ¶

Trāyamāṇā“herb”1 mention

Atharvaveda (Paippalāda) (Sanskrit)

Let the trāyamāṇā herb speak out against all the kings among serpents — the tiraścirājin, the black ones, and those that lie in ambush.

kanda 8 ¶

in the texts

Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)Ancient · Sanskrit

A generic medicinal/apotropaic herb (oṣadhi), repeatedly addressed as 'O herb' and invoked across distinct charms for healing, offspring, and rival-removal.

Just as the sun, rising, conceals the moon — so do thou, O mighty herb, conceal and drive this disease away from here.

kanda 19 ¶

You, O herb, are purchased with a horse, with an antelope, with a cow.

kanda 19 ¶

I bind onto you this herb that drives away rival wives — so that this man may be your husband and become the father of your sons.

kanda 19 ¶

OrationsImperial · Greek

A plant said to induce a grievous, destructive kind of laughter, used as a closing symbol for the audience's misguided pursuit of amusement.

You have heard, at least, of the herb called sardonion, which produces laughter, but a grievous one and unto destruction.

oration 32 ¶