Pāli Dictionary

gandhana

gandhrootanasuffix

Part of speech

adjective

Synonyms

heṭhaka, paritāpana, viheṭhana

general

  • हानि पहुँचाने वाला; क्षति करने वाला; विनाशकारी

  • hurting; harming; injuring; destructive

  • Iti 74

    atijātaṃ anujātaṃ, puttam'icchanti paṇḍitā, avajātaṃ na icchanti, yo hoti kulagandhano.

gandha

approximate

ghārootnasuffix

via inflected form gandhāna · genitive plural

Part of speech

noun · masculine

Root

ghā3गंध

general

  • गन्ध; महक (घ्राणेन्द्रिय का विषय)

  • 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.

  • सुगन्ध; इत्र; सुगन्धित द्रव्य

  • 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.

  • गन्ध हाथी (परम्परागत वर्गीकरण का एक हाथी-वर्ग)

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

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