Names of Saptadhanyas

Saptadhanyas or seven grains are used in daanam. They are -

यवगोधूमधान्यानि तिलाः कंगुस्तथैव  च ।
श्यामाकं चीनकं चैव सप्ताधान्यमुदाहृतम् ।।

यवः - barley
गोधूमः - wheat
धान्यम्  - paddy
तिलः - sesame

कंगु: - Hindi: Barri; Tamil: Panivaragu; Telugu: Varigulu; Kannada: Baragu)

श्यामाकः - Bengali : Shyama Hindi : Sanwa Kannada : Oodalu Oriya : Khira Punjabi : Swank Tamil : Kuthiraivolly  Telugu : Udalu, Kodisama

चीनाकः  - Bengali : Sama Gujarati : Gajro; Kuri Hindi : Kutki, Shavan Kannada : Same, Save Marathi : Sava, Halvi, vari Oriya : Suan Punjabi : Swank Tamil : Samai Telugu : Samalu

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