Many thanks, Pankaj ji. Will be good to know what are करेली (kareli) AND करेला (karela) in English and Botany. That will give me better idea of the difference.
Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:52 AM, Pankaj Oudhia <[email protected]>wrote: > In ancient Sanskrit Literature कठिल्ल is for करेली not करेला | करेला > is कठिल्लक in Sanskrit. > > regards > > Pankaj Oudhia > > On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 1:28 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > >> *Momordica charantia * L. >> >> >> >> - *mo-MOR-di-ka* -- from the word to bite, reference to the seeds >> which look bitten >> *char-AN-tee-a* -- a pre-Linnean name, used as the specific epithet >> of *Momordica charantia* >> ... Dave's >> Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> >> >> >> [image: Haagalakaayi (Kannada: >> ಹಾಗಲಕಾಯಿ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6781775067%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd3ChsSh8NiQBhj4s_gKHsZVCD08A> >> Jan 28, 2012 ... cultivated on Prabal Machi near Panvel, Maharashtra >> >> >> *commonly known as*: balsam pear, bitter gourd • *Assamese*: কেৰেলা >> karela • *Bengali*: করলা karala • *Gujarati*: કારેલું karelu • *Hindi*: >> करेला karela, कठिल्ल kathilla, परारु poraru • *Kannada*: ಹಾಗಲಕಾಯಿ >> haagalakaayi • *Kashmiri*: करेल् karel • *Konkani*: काराते kaaraate • * >> Lushai*: chang-kha • *Malayalam*: കയ്പ്പ kayppa, പാവയ്ക്ക pavaykka • * >> Manipuri*: কারোন অখাবী karon akhabi • *Marathi*: आंबलें ambalem, कारली >> karali, कारेती kareti • *Mizo*: changkha • *Nepalese*: अमला amala, करेलो >> karelo • *Oriya*: changkha • *Punjabi*: ਕਰੇਲਾ karela • *Sanskrit*: >> कारवेल्लकः kaarvellakah, कटिल्लः kathillah, परारु paraaru, सुषवी sushavi, >> ऊर्ध्वासितः urdhvaasitah • *Sindhi*: ڪَريلو karelo • *Tamil*: இராசவள்ளி >> iraca-valli, பாகற்காய் pagakkai • *Telugu*: కాకర kakara • *Tibetan*: su >> sa ba • *Tulu*: ಕಂಚಲ kanchala • *Urdu*: کريلا karela >> >> *Native to*: tropics of Africa and Asia; naturalized and cultivated >> elsewhere >> >> *References*: Flowers of >> India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Bitter%20Gourd.html>• >> Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBitter_melon&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeg8QSKyv0Gz5JO-FIJae96woc36A>• >> NPGS >> / >> GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F24520&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze5fb0M2djhkV2JuTyX-6Scuz5qcw>• >> ENVIS >> - >> FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D1448&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze8r3H2L0BSkj82r5OB444TGzBmdQ>• >> DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> >> >> >> *more views*: >> >> - Jan 28, 2012 ... cultivated on Prabal Machi near Panvel, Maharashtra >> [image: Iraca-valli (Tamil: >> இராசவள்ளி)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6781771169%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdgXKRYLTDdowlMjPNGRRLTJxXWtw> >> - Sep 25, 2010 ... at base village of Sarasgad fort, Maharashtra >> [image: Karela (Hindi: >> करेला)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5025725710%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfMIlzzRCZsU6UTGzXX-cLKNWolfA> >> [image: >> Kaarali (Marathi: >> कारली)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5025109349%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzceFPSHcaAMHCfl08nKSCx2zkIkFA> >> [image: >> Momordica >> charantia]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5025110027%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfn1Q33e0eqHfeor_hKVwbZrGpYHA> >> [image: >> Kaaraate (Konkani: >> काराते)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5025108399%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeT8AohyCVSQQhoNsk3YlzxrbouHw> >> >> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh > > >
