Gandhasoma, Gandha-soma: 6 definitions
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Gandhasoma 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.
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGandhasoma (गन्धसोम).—the white water-lily.
Derivable forms: gandhasomam (गन्धसोमम्).
Gandhasoma is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms gandha and soma (सोम).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryGandhasoma (गन्धसोम).—n.
(-maṃ) The white esculent water lily. E. gandha smell, and soma the moon; opening its petals at night.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryGandhasoma (गन्धसोम):—[=gandha-soma] [from gandha] n. the white esculent water-lily, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryGandhasoma (गन्धसोम):—[gandha-soma] (maṃ) 1. n. The white esculent water-lily.
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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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