Anthocephalus indicus (Kadam)
A medium to large-sized deciduous tree with clean cylindrecal stem, horizontal branches and rounded crown, bark dark grey with longitudinal fissures peeling off in thin scales; leaves simple, elliptic-oblong or ovate, 30 cm long and 15 cm broad, pubescent beneath; flowers yellow or orange, in globose heads; fruits globose rseudocarps, yellow when ripe. Flowering-fruiting May to February. (Ashok Sheth (Ed.). 2005 The herbs of ayurveda vol.1 Gujarat : Ashok Sheth. p110) |
नीचैराख्यां गिरिमधिवसेस्तत्र विश्रामहेतोस्
त्वत्संपर्कात्पुलकितमिव प्रौढपुष्पैः कदम्बैः । यः पण्यस्त्रीरतिपरिमलोद्गारिभिर्नागराणाम् उद्दामानि प्रथयति शिलावेश्मभिर्यौवनानि ॥ २५ ॥ You should stop by a mountain called Nīca for rest; ニーチャと呼ばれる山で休むといい、疲れたろうから |
In the cloud’s journey. Kadambas here are the expression of happiness, of the personified Nīca mountain. Kadamba flowers, with their bright yellow center and white filaments around, effectively show the excitement of the mountain, from having the cloud. Kadamba has sweet fragrance, and is also used for perfume, which is probably linked to the perfume of the women, and also the joy of youth.(Reference for Kadamba flower: 1 / 2) |
(c) Tomomi Sato 2013