Pāli Dictionary

gandha

ghārootnasuffix

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ghā3smell

general

  • smell; odour; scent (what is smelled by the nose)

  • SN 35.95

    ye te ghānaviññeyyā gandhā aghāyitā aghāyitapubbā

  • SN 35.247

    ghānena gandhaṃ ghāyitvā piyarūpe gandhe adhimuccati, appiyarūpe gandhe byāpajjati, anupaṭṭhitakāyassati ca viharati parittacetaso.

  • perfume; fragrance; a fragrant substance

  • MN 27

    mālāgandhavilepanadhāraṇamaṇḍanavibhūsanaṭṭhānā paṭivirato hoti

  • Dhp 54

    na pupphagandho paṭivātam'eti, na candanaṃ tagaramallikā, satañ'ca gandho paṭivātam'eti, sabbā disā sappuriso pavāyati.

  • a gandha elephant; name of a class of elephants in traditional reckonings

Encyclopedia

2 entries

Gandha
Person

  • The name of a family of elephants, each said to possess the strength of a million men.

Gandha2
Person

  • A millionaire of Bārāṇasī who spent his ancestral wealth on lavish display, and who shared half his fortune with a poor laborer, Bhattabhatika, after the latter’s alms to a Pacceka Buddha brought merit to them both.

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