bil ba
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ka bed pho mo rigs gnyis kyi nang nas chung ba mo rigs shig ste, ro skyur zhing bska, zhu rjes snyoms, nus pas tsha 'khru gcod, [IW]
fruit, 1 of 8 sman bla ritual objects, wood apple, aegle marmelos [JV]
(med) Bel or Bael fruit
Synonyms : sha'ndi lya, shai mu' sha, ma' lu' ra, ariphala, shri' phal, dpal 'bras, bhai la dpal 'bras, bhela (Shel gong; Dawa 2009), ka bed (Molvray 1988), bi lba (Molvray 1988 H), bul ba (Wangchuk 2011 Bhutan) ku ba chung ('Jam-dpal)
Skt.: bilva, vilva, śivadruma, śrīphala (Pandanus)
ka bed 'bras bus tsha 'khug gcod par byed / ... / rigs che chung gnyis / che ba pho rigs … / bil ba zhes ku ba chung ba mo rigs te / ming / bilba / sha'ndi lya / shai mu' sha / ma' lu' ra / shri' phal / dpal 'bras / bhai la zer / sngon shing gi lha mos bcom ldan 'das la shing thog gi snying po bilba phul te bkra shis ba'i rdzas su byin gyis brlabs zhes pa yongs grags te / 'bras bu khu tshur tsam nang sgo nga'i ser thigs 'dra ba'i dbus su tshigs rus nar leb yong ba ro skyur zhing bska ba'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 213.1)
bil ba ni / ku ba chung zer / mo rigs ka bed chung ba ste / bal yul sogs nas 'byung gang bu khu tshur tsam smug ser / nang sgo nga'i ser thigs 'dra ba'i dbus su tshigs rus nar leb / 'bru dmar skya zlum leb 'jam sbu ris nyams can ro skyur zhing bska ba'o // sngon shing gi lha mos bcom ldan 'das la phul ba'i bkra shis pa'i rdzas yin / de yang bil ba bcu gcig sogs sman sbyor du dgos shing tsha 'khru sel bar byed do // (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, print p 183)
Illustrations : Dawa 2009. 'Phrin Las 1987 (35_046) bil ba. 'Jam-dpal (print p 183)
1. Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa (Rutaceae) Bael, Bengal Quince, Stone Apple (Wangyal 2020; Drungtso 1999)
The Shel gong treats bil ba under the heading of ka bed, gourds or squash. They are similar in colour, shape and hardness of the epicarp, but different in many other aspects.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 07:11, 4 March 2024 (EST)