Shitagandha, Śītagandha, Shita-gandha: 6 definitions

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Shitagandha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śītagandha can be transliterated into English as Sitagandha or Shitagandha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Śītagandha (शीतगन्ध) is another name (synonym) for Candana, which is a Sanskrit name for the plant Santalum album (Indian sandalwood). This synonym was identified by Narahari in his 13th-century Rājanighaṇṭu (verses 12.6-8), which is an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Shitagandha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Śītagandha (शीतगन्ध).—white sandal.

Derivable forms: śītagandhaḥ (शीतगन्धः).

Śītagandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms śīta and gandha (गन्ध).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śītagandha (शीतगन्ध).—n.

(-ndhaṃ) White Sandal. E. śīta cold, and gandha smell.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Śītagandha (शीतगन्ध):—[=śīta-gandha] [from śīta] n. ‘having cool fragrance’, white sandal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Śītagandhā (शीतगन्धा):—[=śīta-gandhā] [from śīta-gandha > śīta] f. Minusops Elengi, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Śītagandha (शीतगन्ध):—[śīta-gandha] (ndhaṃ) 1. n. White sandal.

[Sanskrit to German]

Shitagandha in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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