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गंधः (gaMdhaH)

 
Apte 1890
English
गंधः [गंध्-पचाद्यच्] 1 Smell, odour
गंधमाघ्राय चोर्व्याः Me. 21
अपघ्नंतो दुरितं हव्यगंधैः Ś. 4. 7
R. 12. 27. (गंध is changed to गंधि when as the last member of a Bah. comp. it is preceded by उद्, पूति, सु, सुरभि, or when the compound implies comparison
सुगांधि, सुरभिगंधि, कमलगंधि मुखं
शालिनिर्यासगंधिभिः R. 1. 38
आहुति° 1. 53
also when गंध is used in the sense of ‘a little’).
2 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 गंधवती पृथ्वी T. S.
3 The mere smell of anything, a little, a very small quantity
घृतगंधि भोजनं Sk.
4 A perfume, any fragrant substance
एषा मया सेविता गंधयुक्तिः Mk. 8
Y. 1. 231
Mu. 1. 4.
5 Sulphur.
6 Pounded sandal wood.
7 Connection, relationship.
8 A neighbour.
9 Pride, arrogance
as in आत्तगंध humbled or mortified.
10 An epithet of Śiva.
धं 1 Smell.
2 Black aloewood.
Comp.
अधिकं a kind of perfume.
अपकर्षणं removing smells.
अंबु n. fragrant water.
अम्ला the wild lemon tree.
अश्मन् m. sulphur.
अष्टकं a mixture of {8} fragrant substances offered to deities, varying in kind according to the nature of the deity to whom they are offered.
आखुः the musk-rat.
आजीवः a vendor of perfumes.
आढ्य a. rich in odour, very fragrant
स्रजश्चोत्तमगंधाढ्याः Mb. (
ढ्यः) the orange tree. (
ढ्यं) sandal-wood.
इंद्रियं the organ of smell.
इभः,
गजः, द्विपः,
हस्तिन् m. ‘the scentelephant’, an elephant of the best kind
(यस्य गंधं समाघ्राय न तिष्ठंति प्रतिद्विपाः । स वै गंधगजो नाम नृपतोर्वीजयावहः ॥)
Mu. 2. 6
शमयति गजानन्यान्गंधद्विपः कलभोऽपि सन् V. 5. 18
R. 6. 7
17. 70
Ki. 17. 17.
उत्तमा spirituous liquor.
उदं scented water.
उपजीविन् m. one who lives by perfumes, a perfumer.
ओतुः (forming गंधोतु or गंधौतु) the civet-cat.
कारिका {1} a female servant whose business is to prepare perfumes. {2} a female artisan living in the house of another, but not altogether subject to another's control.
कालिका,
काली f. N. of Satyavatī, mother of Vyāsa.
काष्ठं aloewood.
कुटी a kind of perfume.
केलिका,
चेलिका musk.
ग a. {1} taking a scent, smelling. {2} redolent.
गजः see गंधेभ.
गुण a. having the property of odour.
घ्राणं the smelling of any odour.
जलं fragrant water.
ज्ञा the nose.
तूर्यं a musical instrument of a loud sound used in battle (as a drum or trumpet).
तैलं a fragrant oil, a kind of oil prepared with fragrant substances.
दारु n. aloe-wood.
द्रव्यं a fragrant substance.
धारिन् a. bearing fragrance. (
m.) an epithet of Śiva.
धूलिः f. musk.
नकुलः the muskrat.
नालिका,
नाली the nose.
निलया a kind of jasmine.
पः N. of a class of manes.
पत्रा,
पलाशी a species of zedoary.
पलाशिका turmeric.
पालिन् m. an epithet of Śiva.
पाषाणः sulphur.
पिशाचिका the smoke of burnt fragrant resin (so called from its dark colour or cloudy nature, or perhaps from its attracting demons by fragrance).
पुष्पः {1} the Vetasa plant. {2} the Ketaka plant. (
ष्पं) {1} a fragrant flower. {2} flowers and sandal offered to deities at the time of worship.
पुष्पा an indigo plant.
पूतना a kind of imp or goblin.
फली {1} the Priyaṅgu creeper. {2} a bud of the Campaka tree.
बंधुः the mango tree.
मातृ f. the earth.
मादन a. intoxicating with fragrance. (
नः) {1} a large black bee. {2} sulphur. {3} an epithet of Rāvaṇa. (
नः
नं) N. of a particular mountain to the east of Meru, renowned for its fragrant forests. (
नं) the forest on this mountain.
मादनी spirituous liquor.
मदिनी lac.
मार्जारः the civet-cat.
मुखा,
मूषिकः
मूषी f. the musk rat.
मृगः {1} the civet cat. {2} the muskdeer.
मैथुनः a bull.
मोदनः sulphur.
मोहिनी a bud of the Champaka tree.
युक्तिः f. preparation of perfumes.
रसः myrrh. °अंगकः turpentine.
राजः a kind of jasmine. (
जं) {1} a sort of perfume. {2} sandal-wood.
लता the Priyangu creeper.
लोलुपा {1} a bee. {2} a fly or gnat.
वहः the wind
रात्रिंदिवं गंधवहः प्रयाति Ś. 5. 4
दिग्दक्षिणा गंधवहं मुखेन Ku. 3. 25.
वहा the nose.
वाहः {1} the wind
Bv. 1. 104. {2} the musk-deer.
वाही the nose.
विह्वलः wheat.
वृक्षकः
वृक्षः the Śāla tree.
व्याकुलं a kind of fragrant berry (कक्कोल.)
शुंडिनी the musk-rat.
शेखरः musk.
सारः {1} sandal {2} a kind of jasmine.
सुखी सूयी the musk shrew.
सोमं the white water-lily.
हारिका a female servant whose business is to prepare perfumes
cf गंधकारिका.