s. f, pod of the Prosopis spicigera, Nat. Ord. Leguminosæ (Jaṇḍ). The pods, which ripen before and during the rains, contain, when scarcely ripe, a considerable quantity of a sweetish farinaceous substance, which in many places is largely consumed as food, in some parts by all classes, in others only by the poor or in times of scarcity. It is eaten green or when dry, raw and alone, or boiled with salt, onions and ghee, and eaten with bread, or mixed with dahí; i. q. Shaṇgrí