s. f, The name of a tree (Melia Azedarach.) This tree is liked by the people for its pleasant shade and verdure in the hot weather, and is generally planted by them at wells. Its wood is yellowish, soft, brittle, and weak, but is bitter and not subject to the attacks of insects. The leaves and fruits are officinal. The fruit is greedily eaten by goats and sheep. The seeds are considered hot and are given in rhenmatism, and in Kangra pounded and mixed with apricots they are rubbed in for the same disease; i. q. Bakaiṉ, ḍhek.