[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [State papers](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin) › [Āʾīn-i Akbarī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari) › [The Ain i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett) › 65.3.3 # The Institutes of Akbar 65.3.3 The Áín i Akbari (Blochmann, Jarrett) 65.3.3 - **Language:** English ### [65.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.3) 27. The Surpan resembles the Sesame flower, and has yellow stamens in the middle. The stem resembles the Zúnná plant, and the leaves those of the willow. 28. The Siríkhándí is like the Chámpélí, but smaller. It flowers in two years. 29. The Hinna has four petals, and resembles the flower called Néfarmén. Different plants have often flowers of a different colour. 30. The Dupahriyd is round and small, and looks like the flower called Haméshah bahér. It opens at noon. The stem is about two yards high. 31. The Bhin champd resembles the Nilifar flowers, and has five petals. The stem is about a span long. It grows on such places as are periodically under water. Occasionally a plant is found above the water. 32. The Sudarsan resembles the Rdzbél, and has yellow threads inside. The stem looks like that of the Sdsan flower. 33. Sénbal has five petals, each ten fingers long, and three fingers broad. 34. The Ratanmdlé is round and small. Its juice is cooked out, and when mixed with vitriol and duagfar, furnishes a fast red dye for stuffs. Butter, sesame oil, are also boiled together with the root of the plant, when the mixture becomes a purple dye. 35. The Sinadrd resembles the jasmin, but is a little larger, and has from five to six petals. The stem is like that of the Chambéli. It flowers in two years. 36. The Málití is like the Chambéli, but smaller. In the middle there are little stamens looking like poppyseed. It flowers in two years more or less. - [Previous: 65.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.2) - [Next: 65.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.4) - [Up: 65.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.admin.ain-i-akbari~en-blochmann-jarrett.65.3.3) · Pramāṇa