Pīlu (from
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominalization, nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cul ...
पीलु pīlu) is the common name of two species of tree (''
Careya arborea
''Careya arborea'' is a species of tree in the Lecythidaceae family, native to the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Indochina. Its common English names include wild guava, Ceylon oak, patana oak. ''Careya arborea'' is a deciduous tree t ...
'' orﾠ ''
Salvadora persica'').
Mentioned in
Mahābhārata
The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the struggle between two groups of cousins in the Kuru ...
.
The name may also refer to the fruit of ''Pīlu'' tree, or to the blossoms of ''
Saccharum sara''.
[Sanskrit-English Dictionary by Monier-Williams, (c) 1899]
Notes
Lecythidaceae
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