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甄叔迦（上音堅梵語西方花樹名也大唐西域記云印度多有甄叔迦樹其花赤色形如人手前音義云或名阿叔迦此名無憂樹其花亦赤色此說未詳）。

甄叔迦 (*Kiṃśuka*): The upper [character] is pronounced *jiān* (音堅). A Sanskrit name for a flowering tree in the western regions. The *Great Tang Records on the Western Regions* states: "India has many *kiṃśuka* trees; their flowers are crimson and shaped like a human hand." A previous *Sounds and Meanings* stated: "Also named *aśoka* (阿叔迦), which here means the grief-free tree, and its flowers are also crimson." This latter explanation has not been fully verified.