Thanks, Shobha ji On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 at 18:37, Shobha Chavda <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear friends, > Recently I read a beautiful novel "Restless Waters of the Ichhamati" > written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay. > In the flow of novel,it narrates a wonderful world of flora and fauna > flourishing in Bengal during 18th-19th century.Since this is a translated > version in English I couldn't make out the names of plants,flowers from > Bangala language.The translator Rimli Bhattacharya writes in her note, " > Like all of Bibhutibhushan's writing, Ichhamati is a celebration of flora > and fauna,particularly of the profusion of commonly found plant life that > flourishes in most regions of Bengal.So as not to impede the syntactical > flow and the aural rhythms, I have retained most of the Bangala names of > the plants, flowers and trees except when they have a familiar equivalence > in English ". > I will be grateful if any Bengali readers can translate these names either > to common or Botanical names. > Off course it's a very long list.At some places I have tried to mention > from d book about the color and part of the tree or a small reference : > > * Garan,Madar and Kunch trees. > * Foliage of Bonnyeburo. > * Yellow flowers of wild Titpalla creeper. > * Shrubs of Uluti-bachda and Bainchi. > * Clusters of Sandhyamoni flowers. > * Heady scent of Ghentukole. > * Honey of Jiuli tree. > * Dense bushes of Nal-khagra. > * Pituli,Gamar and Notkaan trees. > * Slender creepers of Gulancha. > * Fragrance of Bonmorche-creeper's flowers. > *White petals of Ghentu flowers. > * Juice of Sheuli leaves as medicine. > * Bright ripe fruits peeping out from Telekucho creeper. > * Sondali tree. > * Nak-joaley and Shyamlata flowers. > * Banakalmi flowers blossoming in the bushes along the bank. > * "the jungle of Saibabla and keya-jhanka was overrun by the blue flowers > of Bonkalmi; by the water's edge you saw the wild Kochu buds and the little > wild purple flowers of Chanda-grass on the edges of the bank ". > * Clusters of floating vegetation- Toka-pana. > *" afternoon breeze was fragrant with the smell of Chhatim flowers". > * " Behind the dense green foliage the baggy rosy-red fruits of Kakjongha > peeped out." > * Jonti fruits. > * Red flowers of Atimuktlataa bush. > * Dash-baichandi flowers. > * Kamranga tree. > * Chhanra tree. > * White flowers of Ulukhagra. > * Jungle of Kakjongha. > * Koonchkanta-nata and Bonmorich. > * Tittiraj trees. > * Yellow flowers of Radhalata. > Regards, > Shobha Chavda > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAA3Y_rrVTTWL7ZHoQ3Hnz9gJN%2Bu1z2VXBu7-p-Y0SFe5%3DzoEHA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAA3Y_rrVTTWL7ZHoQ3Hnz9gJN%2Bu1z2VXBu7-p-Y0SFe5%3DzoEHA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- With regards, J.M.Garg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFANwqFLHkrKhrTQ1Qmqndyik4tNdgOSJyB8mCu%3DX9vJGg%40mail.gmail.com.
