शोभाञ्जन

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

शोभा°ञ्जन  m. ( शोभा-ञ्ज्°) m. Moringa Pterygosperma (its leaves, flowers and root are edible and are used medicinally = शिग्रु q.v.), [MBh.]; [Suśr.]; [Bhpr.]

Shabda-Sagara

शोभाञ्जन  m.  ( -नः) A tree, commonly Sajina or Sahajnā, (Hyperanthera morunga;) the legumes, blossoms, and leaves are esculent, and the root of the young tree is used as a substitute for horse-radish: in medicine the root is used as a rubefacient externally, as a stimulant internally, and the expressed oil of the seeds is employed to relieve arthritic pains, &c.
E. शोभा beauty, अञ्ज् to pervade or anoint, and ल्युट् or युच् aff.; also शौभाञ्जन and सोभाञ्जन, &c.

ROOTS:

शोभा अञ्ज् ल्युट् युच् शौभाञ्जन सोभाञ्जन