Durgandha, Durgandhā, Dur-gandha, Durgamdha: 19 definitions
Introduction:
Durgandha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, Marathi, biology. 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraDurgandhā (दुर्गन्धा):—One of the sixty-eight Rasauṣadhi, very powerful drugs known to be useful in alchemical processes related to mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध):—Bad smell, Fetid smell
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध) refers to “stinking (bodies)”, according to the Vajratuṇḍasamayakalparāja, an ancient Buddhist ritual manual on agriculture from the 5th-century (or earlier), containing various instructions for the Sangha to provide agriculture-related services to laypeople including rain-making, weather control and crop protection.—Accordingly, [After the Bhagavān taught the Heart-Mantra to Vajrapāṇi]: “Immediately after the Bhagavān had uttered this spell, the destroyer of all Nāgas and all malefactors and calamities, all the great Nāgas got headaches, their bodies became putrid, stinking [e.g., durgandha-kāya] and foul-smelling. They fell at the feet of the Bhagavān and said, “O Bhagavān, extremely dreadful mantrapadas have been uttered. [...]’”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध, “unpleasant smell”) refers one to the “four smells” (gandha) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 37). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., durgandha). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmasDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध, “malodorous”) refers to “evil-smelling” and represents on of the two types of Gandha (odour), representing one of the various kinds of Nāma, or “physique-making (karmas)”, which represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8. The karmas rise of which gives the smell attribute to the body are called odour body-making karma (e.g., durgandha).
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध) refers to a “bad odour”, according to the 11th century Jñānārṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Where is the body, which is filled with blood, flesh and fat, has a skeleton of slender bones, is bound with tendons and is of bad odour (durgandha), praised? Continually pouring forth putrid smells through [its] nine orifices, the human body is ever perishable [and] dependent on other [things]”.
Synonyms: Pūtigandha.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Durgandha in India is the name of a plant defined with Allium cepa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Allium ascalonicum auct. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany (1996)
· Am. J. Vet. Res., (1979)
· Acta Agron. Acad. Sci. Hung., (1980)
· Can. Vet. J., (1977)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc., (1939)
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarydurgandha (दुर्गंध).—m (S) durgandhī f (S) An offensive smell, a stink: also attrib. ill-smelling.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishdurgandha (दुर्गंध).—m durgandhī f An offensive smell, a stink.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध).—a. ill-smelling. (-ndhaḥ) 1 bad odour, stink
2) any ill-smelling substance.
3) an onion.
4) the mango tree.
-ndham sochal salt.
Durgandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and gandha (गन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध).—(?) , acc to Bendall and Rouse, Transl. 179 (compare note 3, implying support of Tibetan) danger of a bad destiny: sarva-durgandham (to be understood as °gandha- m-, with ‘hiatus-bridging’ m?) atikramāśvāsanam Śikṣāsamuccaya 183.12 (prose), giving confidence in passing beyond… If this is the meaning, surely the text must be corrupt.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध).—mfn.
(-ndhaḥ-ndhā-ndhaṃ) Ill-smelling, ill-scented. m.
(-ndhaḥ) 1. Any Illsmelling substance. 2. The mango tree. n.
(-ndhaṃ) Soubarchala salt. E. dur bad, vile, and gandha smell. duḥsthitaḥ gandhaḥ asya .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध).—adj. stinking, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 2947.
Durgandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dus and gandha (गन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध).—[adjective] ill-smelling; [masculine] = seq.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Durgandha (दुर्गन्ध):—[=dur-gandha] [from dur] m. bad smell, stink, [Kauśika-sūtra]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. ill-smelling, stinking, [Harivaṃśa; Suśruta]
3) [v.s. ...] m. the mango-tree (= āmra), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
4) [v.s. ...] an onion, [Bhāvaprakāśa]
5) [v.s. ...] n. sochal-salt, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgandha (दुर्गन्ध):—[dur-gandha] (ndhaḥ-ndhā-ndhaṃ) a. Ill-scented. m. Any ill smelling substance; mango tree. n. Sochāl salt.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusDurgaṃdha (ದುರ್ಗಂಧ):—[adjective] giving offensive smell or odour; stinking.
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Durgaṃdha (ದುರ್ಗಂಧ):—
1) [noun] an offensive smell or odour; stench.
2) [noun] anything that is stinking.
3) [noun] onion.
4) [noun] the tree Nothapodytes foetida (= Mappia foetida) of Ocacinaceae family; fetid holly.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Dur, Dush, Gandha.
Starts with: Durgandhakara, Durgandhakaya, Durgandharasa, Durgandhata.
Ends with: Atyantadurgandha, Klinnadurgandha.
Full-text (+2): Durgandhata, Durgandhakara, Daurgandhya, Durgandharasa, Durgamdha, Durgandhi, Daurgandhi, Durgandh, Durgandhita, Durgandhin, Nirnashana, Gandha, Dorgandhya, Daurgandha, Four Smells, Kamini, Caturgandha, Putigandha, Rasaushadhi, Amedhyamandira.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
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