Dinesh and Surajit I also searched in the books I have even in tribal medicine books including Assamese but did not find ramjani...!!!!
Surajit's explanation sounds closer to home truth, many Sahib "researcher" relied on local servants for names of local vegetation. Jones's dictionary is often cited by Sanskrit scholars oas one such widely used book... On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 12:23 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Many many thanks Surajit ji for the clarification. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 11:11 PM, surajit koley < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I do not know, for neither Roxburgh nor Voigt provided any Bengali name. >> The name, in English script, can be found in Haines and Prain though. >> >> A story goes : One SAHIB, in those British days, asked his orderly what >> is the Bengali of "Close the door?" The orderly replied, "DARJA BANDHO >> KARO." The SAHIB remarked, "Got it, There-was-a brown crow!" >> >> "RAM" usually denotes to anything bigger, as in RAM-TULSI. >> >> RAMJANI may also translate to "Nobody knows!" or "I do not know!" >> >> Thank you >> >> Regards >> >> >> On Sat, Sep 13, 2014 at 3:52 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: surajit koley <[email protected]> >>> Date: 7 September 2014 13:07 >>> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:199076] Names of Plants in India :: Bengali >>> name of Maesa indica >>> To: "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> >>> Cc: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, Dinesh Valke < >>> [email protected]> >>> >>> >>> Dear Dinesh Ji, >>> >>> I am not sure, it may be রমজানী or রামজানি or রমজনী,.... please check >>> the attached entries from Piddington, Roxburgh, Prain, Voigt for other >>> names and related info. >>> >>> Sourav may help, for it is native to his place. >>> >>> Thank you >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 6:39 PM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>> Date: 31 August 2014 13:04 >>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:199076] Names of Plants in India :: Bengali >>>> name of Maesa indica >>>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>>> >>>> >>>> Dear Bengali-knowing friends, please help with the name "ramjani" of >>>> Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. 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