not Jones'
its monier -williams's dictionary cited
sorry,  somehow my hand must have hit the send button area on the screen

I aslo had searched ayurvedic books and some kabiraji books in bangla ...
no ramjani...  there are many plants whose name starts with Ram- but no
ramjani plant.   or herb or medicine.

really Ram must jano know.// god knows.

On Sun, Sep 14, 2014 at 8:41 AM, Ushadi Micromini <[email protected]
> wrote:

> 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. DC. in native script.
>>>>>
>>>>> Reference: India Biodiversity Portal
>>>>> <http://pamba.strandls.com/species/show/32702>
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