गन्धgandhaSmell, odour; गन्धमाघ्राय चोर्व्याः Me.21; अपघ्नन्तो दुरितं हव्यगन्धैः Ś.4.8; R.12.27. (गन्ध is changed to…
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- Smell, odour; गन्धमाघ्राय चोर्व्याः Me.21; अपघ्नन्तो दुरितं हव्यगन्धैः Ś.4.8; R.12.27. (गन्ध is changed to गन्धि when as the last member of a Bahuvrîhi comp. it is preceded by उद्, पूति, सु, सुरभि, or when the compound implies comparison; सुगन्धि, सुरभिगन्धि, कमलगन्धि मुखम्; शालिनिर्यासगन्धिभिः R.1.38; आहुतिdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied 1.53; also when गन्ध is used in the sense of 'a little').
- Smell considered as one of the 24 properties or guṇas of the Vaiśeṣikas; it is a property characteristic of पृथिवी or earth which is defined as गन्धवती पृथ्वी T. S.
- The mere smell of anything, a little, a very small quantity; घृतगन्धि भोजनम् Sk.
- A perfume, any fragrant substance; एषा मया सेविता गन्धयुक्तिः Mk.8; Y.1. 231; Mu.1.4.
- Sulphur.
- Pounded sandal wood.
- Connection, relationship.
- A neighbour.
- Pride, arrogance; as in आत्तगन्ध humbled or mortified.
- An epithet of Śiva.
- A sectarial mark on the forehead.
- Similarity (सादृश्य); डुण्डुभानहिगन्धेन न त्वं हिंसितुमर्हसि Mb.1.1.3.
Derived forms and compounds
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-न्धम्
- Smell.
- Black aloewood.
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-अधिकम् a kind of perfume.
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-अपकर्षणम् removing smells.
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-अम्बु Neuter fragrant water.
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-अम्ला the wild lemon tree.
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-अश्मन् Masculine sulphur. ...... गन्धा- श्मानं मनःशिलाम् । Śiva. B.3.19.
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-अष्टकम् a mixture of 8 fragrant substances offered to deities, varying in kind according to the nature of the deity to whom they are offered. Generally sandal, camphor, saffron, उशीर, cyperus pertenuis (Marâthî नागरमोथा), गोरोचन, देवदार and a flower are used in the mixture.
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-आखुः the musk-rat.
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-आजीवः a vendor of perfumes.
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-आढ्य Adjective rich in odour, very fragrant; स्रजश्चोत्तमगन्धाढ्याः Mb. (-ढ्यः) the orange tree. (-ढ्यम्) sandal-wood.
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-इन्द्रियम् the organ of smell.
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-इभः, -गजः, -द्विपः, -हस्तिन् Masculine 'the scentelephant', an elephant of the best kind; यस्य गन्धं समाघ्राय न तिष्ठन्ति प्रतिद्विपाः । स वै गन्धगजो नाम नृपतेर्विजयावहः ॥ Pālakāpyam; शमयति गजानन्यान्गन्धद्विपः कलभोऽपि सन् V.5. 18; R.6.7;17.7; गन्धेन जेतुः प्रमुखागतस्य गन्धद्विपस्येव मतङ्गजौघः । Ki.17.17.
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-उत्तमा spirituous liquor.
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-उदम् scented water; Bhāg.9.11.26.
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-उपजीविन् Masculine one who lives by perfumes, a perfumer.
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-ओतुः (forming गन्धोतु वार्तिक or गन्धौतु) the civet cat.
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-कारिका
- a female servant whose business is to prepare perfumes.
- a female artisan living in the house of another, but not altogether subject to another's control.
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-कालिका, -काली Feminine Name of Satyavatī, mother of Vyāsa; Mb.1.
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-काष्ठम् aloe-wood.
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-कुटी
- a kind of perfume.
- (टिः, टी) The Buddhist temple, any chamber used by Buddha; पुण्योद्देशवशाच्चकार रुचिरां शौद्धोदनेः श्रद्धया । श्रीमद्गन्धकुटीमिमामिव कुटीं मोक्षस्य सौख्यस्य च ॥ (An inscription at Gayā V.9. Ind. Ant. Vol.X).
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-केलिका, -चेलिका musk.
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-ग
- Adjective
- taking a scent, smelling.
- redolent.
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-गजः see गन्धेभ.
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-गुण Adjective having the property of odour.
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-घ्राणम् the smelling of any odour.
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-चरा Feminine The fourth stage of must of an elephant; Mātaṅga Latin9.15.
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-जलम् fragrant water; सिक्तां गन्धजलैः Bhāg.1.11.14.
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-ज्ञा the nose.
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-तूर्यम् a musical instrument of a loud sound used in battle (as a drum or trumpet).
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-तैलम्
- a fragrant oil, a kind of oil prepared with fragrant substances.
- sulphur-butter.
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-दारु Neuter aloe-wood.
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-द्रव्यम् a fragrant substance.
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-द्वार Adjective perceptible through the odour.
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-धारिन् Adjective bearing fragrance. (-Masculine) an epithet of Śiva.
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-धूलिः Feminine musk.
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-नकुलः the musk-rat.
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-नालिका, -नाली the nose.
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-निलया a kind of jasmine.
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-पः Name of a class of manes.
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-पत्रा, -पलाशी a species of zedoary.
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-पलाशिका turmeric.
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-पालिन् Masculine an epithet of Śiva.
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-पाषाणः sulphur.
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-पिशाचिका the smoke of burnt fragrant resin (so called from its dark colour or cloudy nature, or perhaps from its attracting demons by fragrance).
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-पुष्पः
- the Vetasa plant.
- The Ketaka plant.
- (ष्पम्) a fragrant flower.
- flowers and sandal offered to deities at the time of worship.
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-पुष्पा an indigo plant.
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-पूतना a kind of imp or goblin.
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-फली
- the Priyañgu creeper.
- a bud of the Champaka tree.
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-बन्धुः the mango tree.
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-मातृ Feminine the earth.
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-मादन
- Adjective intoxicating with fragrance.
- (नः) a large black bee.
- sulphur.
- an epithet of Rāvaṇa. (-नः, -नम्) Name of a particular mountain to the east of Meru, renowned for its fragrant forests (-नम्) the forest on this mountain.
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-मादनी spirituous liquor.
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-मादिनी lac.
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-मार्जारः the civet cat.
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-मुखा, -मूषिकः, -मूषी Feminine the musk rat.
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-मृगः
- the civet cat.
- the musk-deer.
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-मैथुनः a bull.
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-मोदनः sulphur.
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-मोहिनी a bud of the Champaka tree.
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-युक्तिः Feminine preparation of perfumes.
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-रसः myrrh (Marâthî रक्त्याबोळ); लाक्षां गन्धरसं चापि ...... Śiva. B.3.2. denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedअङ्गकः turpentine.
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-राजः
- a kind of jasmine.
- (जम्) a sort of perfume.
- sandal-wood.
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-लता the Priyañgu creeper.
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-लोलुपा
- a bee.
- a fly or gnat.
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-वहः the wind; रात्रिंदिवं गन्धवहः प्रयाति Ś.5.4; दिग्दक्षिणा गन्धवहं मुखेन Ku.3.25.
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-वहा the nose.
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-वाहः
- the wind; देहं दहन्ति दहना इव गन्धवाहाः Bv.1.14.
- the musk-deer.
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-वाही the nose.
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-विह्वलः wheat.
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-वृक्षकः, -वृक्ष the Śāla tree.
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-व्याकुलम् a kind of fragrant berry (कक्कोल.) -शुण़्डिनी the musk-rat.
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-शेखरः musk.
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-सारः
- sandal.
- a kind of jasmine.
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-सुखी, -सूयी the musk shrew.
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-सोमम् the white water-lily.
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-हस्तिन् Masculine a scent-elephant; यस्य गन्धं समाघ्राय न तिष्ठन्ति प्रतिद्विपाः । तं गन्धहस्तिनं प्राहुर्नृपतोर्विजयावहम् ॥ Pālakāpyam.
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-हारिका a female servant whose business is to prepare perfumes; Compare गन्धकारिका.
