Bahalagandha, Bahala-gandha: 4 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahalagandha (बहलगन्ध).—a kind of sandal.

Derivable forms: bahalagandhaḥ (बहलगन्धः).

Bahalagandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahala and gandha (गन्ध).

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

1) Bahalagandha (बहलगन्ध):—[=bahala-gandha] [from bahala > bah] n. a species of sandal, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) Bahalagandhā (बहलगन्धा):—[=bahala-gandhā] [from bahala-gandha > bahala > bah] f. large cardamoms, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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