sbal pa

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སྦལ་པ
frog [IW]

frog, crab [JV]

a frog; frog [RY]

(med) Toad (frog). Synonyms : ha ri, wa ra skad chen, lce med, 'phar 'gro ('Jam-dpal)
sbal pa ni / ha ri / wa ra skad chen / lce med / 'phar 'gro zer / rigs mang yang dgos pa nag po ste / dkar smug nyams can rkang bzhi nas 'phar 'gro ba'o // lhan thabs las klad pa dang sman bur lte ba la dug yod par bshad / sbal ba mjug ma can ni chu sbur gsar sprul ba ste / shel gong las / tshe gcig lus gnyis gnyan nad 'joms par byed / ces dang / bdud rtsi gter mdzod las / rtsangs pa che chung sbal sbrul nya / rmigs bu klu'i nor yin pas / dug gsum ma phral lus lci zhing / gnyid dang sha chen shes pa rmongs / bcud 'dzag bad mkhris nad slong zhing / mig 'gri chu ser tsha ba skyed / ces dang / de nyid las / sbal dug lpags dang stod kyi cha / zhes dug can du bshad de sbrul ltar 'dul dgos / shel sgong du / sbal shas lhog rigs sha khus lce skrangs 'joms / zhes byung ngo / (mDzes mtshar mig rgyan, pdf p 278)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (23_079) sbal pa (33_070) tshe gcig lus gnyis sha. Jam-dpal (pdf p 278) sbal pa

bal pa is usually translated as frog, but the illustrations suggest a toad in the medicinal context. Toad is a common name for certain frogs, associated with drier, rougher skin, stouter body, shorter legs and more terrestrial habitats. Jam-dpal says that there are many kinds, but that it needs the black one (sbal nag, Asiatic toad). He uses here the word chu sbur in the context of tadpole (sbal pa mjug ma can), a name which otherwise is identified with diving beetles.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 16:15, 15 February 2024 (EST)