shri khanda

(sman) Chinese laquer tree
Synonyms : kshi ra, bse zho, dum bu (Shel gong), se zho ('Phrin Las), shing a rka pa rna, a rga (Molvray 1988)
Sanskrit : śveta arga (Dash 1989), arka (Pandanus).

dan rog shri' khandas drag por sbyong/ ... /shri khanda ni/ ro skor las/ shri khandas tshad pa skye zhing 'khru/ gsungs/ ming / kshi ra dang/ bse zho zer/ bse shing dkar po dbyibs ba le ka 'dra ba la/ lung pa dog por nags nang du nyin srib bsbrel nas shing gzhan la 'khri zhing skye ba/ rtsa rtse phra spom med pa thag pa 'dra la/ [202] lo ma me tog med pa/ bregs na zho 'bab pa/ zho des gar reg pa'i pags par shu 'brum byed pa zhig yod pa/ rgya nag tu skye bas shing thun rnams khur thag byed pa/ shing de'i zho las khanda byas pa/ 'bras kyi rtsam pas sbrus pa phabs rdog 'dra ba dang / ma sbrus pa bur zhun 'dra ba gnyis 'byung ba'o/ khanda zhes pa/ bod skad du dum bu zer la/ dum bu gcig tu gdus pas khu ba 'thag pa la zer la/ shri khanda/ dpal gyi dum bu ste/ tsandan dkar po'i ming la yang 'jug pas ma nor ba skabs kyis shes so/ 'dra dper/ shri khanda phabs rdog 'dra/ zhes so// (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 201.6)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las 1987 (32_079) se zho

1. Toxicodendron vernicifluum (Stokes) F.A.Barkley (Anacardiaceae) Chinese lacquer tree (Wangyal 2020)
2. Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton (Apocynaceae) Crown flower, Giant milkweed (Drungtso 1999)

kṣīra refers to milk, but also latex.
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 12:48, 15 March 2024 (EDT)