... yes, the seedpods make rattle-like noise. Here are seed-pods of *Crotalaria speciosa* which look similar to that of *C. verrucosa*
[image: Khulkhula (Marathi: खुळखुळा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4174379450%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc1QOlwwOZi7wOgNI5K_zQHysdEMQ> Some of the meanings of भाट [ bhata ] are: 1 ... A place in the sea or a river which appears at low water; a shoal, shallow, sand- bank. 2 ... An elevated and level spot occurring in arable land; dry therefore and fit only for the inferior grains. 3 ... Ground prepared for sugarcane: also a plantation of sugarcanes. 4 ... A class of people or an individual of it. They are minstrels or bards. 5 ... ... An empty chatterer. Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Sep 19, 2011 at 1:46 AM, Madhuri Pejaver <[email protected]>wrote: > Had read your other meanings , but could not make anything out of it unless > 1, how or what is the shape of the fruit? > 2. Does it make any noise when dry?// > 3,because all meanings given by you indicate noise. So it has to be related > to either noise or shape. > Ghagar is the word generally used by Bhats/ dont know but think so, because > others use kalashi? > This is all scrathing brain not knowlege. but trying to get it. > > > --- On *Mon, 19/9/11, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:82175] Names of Plants in India :: QUERY > (Marathi) ... bhat ghagari > To: "Madhuri Pejaver" <[email protected]> > Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, 19 September, 2011, 1:15 AM > > > Many thanks Madhuri ji. > > But what does भट in भट घागरी mean ? any idea ? > > Other than घागरी being plural of घागर meaning a vessel or pot (made of > copper, brass, or earth) to hold water, ... the other meanings of घागरी are: > a bell or jingling ball (as of a child's girdle, or as worn on the toes by > dancing girls &c.); the fruit of a plant commonly known as घागरा. > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Madhuri Pejaver > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > perfect! > will try, time is a great constrain. > isnt Ghagri means the pot called ghagar? plural of it? > So pot like appearence? > > > --- On *Sun, 18/9/11, Dinesh Valke > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > >* wrote: > > > From: Dinesh Valke > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:82175] Names of Plants in India :: QUERY > (Marathi) ... bhat ghagari > To: "Madhuri Pejaver" > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Cc: "efloraofindia" > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: Sunday, 18 September, 2011, 3:49 PM > > > Madhuri ji ... did you mean to say भट घागरी ? ... any meaning for this भटas a > prefix to घागरी > > Meaning of घागरी > 1 ... A bell or jingling ball (as of a child's girdle, or as worn on the > toes by dancing girls &c.) > 2 ... The fruit of घागरा. > 3 ... The plant commonly घागरा > > > Have attached a javascrpted-HTML for generating Devanagari script ... you > may try your hand at it. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Madhuri Pejaver > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > wrote: > > would have to try once that Marathi font. will do soon. > Pronounce it as Marathi surname. > Madhuri > > --- On *Sun, 18/9/11, Dinesh Valke > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > >* wrote: > > > From: Dinesh Valke > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Subject: [efloraofindia:82154] Names of Plants in India :: QUERY (Marathi) > ... bhat ghagari > To: "efloraofindia" > <[email protected]<http://in.mc947.mail.yahoo.com/mc/[email protected]> > > > Date: Sunday, 18 September, 2011, 1:20 PM > > > Dear Marathi-knowing friends, > > > [image: Crotalaria verrucosa > L.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5926671005%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcXiLXPDH0nuvkG1dxUtjHmacu8vg> > > One of the names for *Crotalaria verrucosa* L. is bhat ghagari ... ENVIS - > FRLHT <http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=672&parname=0> > Not sure how is bhat spelt in this context ... would it be भाट घागरी OR > भात घागरी OR yet any other word ? > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > >
