Candrikā
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Jit Majumdar
- of the moon; moonlight
- fair; cool; soothing; pleasing
- the Garden cress creeper (Lepidum sativum); the Mallikā creeper (Jasminum sambac); Cardamom (Elletaria cardamomum); Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum); the medicinal plant Sarpagandhā, or Indian snakeroot (Rauvolfia serpentina); another name for the river Candrabhāgā, or the Chenab.