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KOMATI
- (a) Plants — cont
- Chinta, Chintya, or Chinta (Tamarindus indica).
- Varachinta.
- Vakkala Vakkalu (Areca Catechu).
- Puchcha Puchcha (Citrullus Colocynthis).
- Padma-sista Padma (red lotus).
- Kamala Kamalam (white lotus).
- Aranta Arati (Musa sapientum: plantain).
- Thōtakula Thōtakūra (Amarantus, sp.).
- Uthakula Uththarēni (Achyranthes aspera).
- Mandu Māmadikāya (Mangifera indica).
- Dikshama Drākshapandu (grapes).
- Venkola Vankāya (Solanum Melongena: brinjal).
- Sauna Sāmanthi (Chrysanthemum indicum).
- (b) Animals.
- Gōsīla, Sathya Gōsīla, Cow.
- and Uthama Gōsīla.
- Asthi Elephant.
- Enupa Buffalo.
- Ghōnta Horse.
- Ananta Cobra.
- Bhramada or Bhramara Bee.
- (c) Heavenly bodies.
- Arka or Sūrya ... Sun.
- Chandra, Chandra Moon.
- Sishta, Suchandra,
- or Vannavamsam.
It may be observed that the totems are variously termed gōtram, vamsam, and kulam. The first of these is in imitation of the Brāhman gōtras. Vamsam is the bams of the Agency tracts of Ganjam, Vizagapatam, and the Godāvari districts. The name means bamboo, and denotes a family, whose branches are as countless as those of a bamboo. Kulam is used as the equivalent of
