Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.142
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.142
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v2.c4.s8.142
Śamī is the name of a tree in the Atharvaveda¹ and later.² It is described in the Atharvaveda³ as destructive to the hair,⁴ as producing intoxication, and as broad-leaved. These characteristics are totally wanting in the two trees, Prosopis spicigera or Mimosa suma, with which the Śamī is usually identified.⁵