Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. (= Pra1kr2it Prakrit bo7la fr. tāmragula) = bala W. 443,1 84031 n. betel, (esp.) its pungent and aromatic leaf (chewed with the areca-nut and catechu and sometimes caustic lime and spices as a carminative and antacid tonic) Hariv. 8454 and 8457; Sus3r.; VarBr2S. &c 443,1 84031.1 n. the areca-nut L. 443,1 84031.2 f. Piper Betel Ragh. iv, 42; Ka1d. &c 054412 443,1 84031.3
