Alternative spellings of this word include Chitragandha.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Citragandha (चित्रगन्ध).—yellow orpiment.

Derivable forms: citragandham (चित्रगन्धम्).

Citragandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms citra and gandha (गन्ध).

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

Citragandha (चित्रगन्ध).—n.

(-ndhaṃ) Yellow orpiment. E. citra, and gandha smell.

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

Citragandha (चित्रगन्ध):—[=citra-gandha] [from citra > cit] n. ‘of various fragrances’, yellow orpiment, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Citragandha (चित्रगन्ध):—[citra-gandha] (ndhaṃ) 1. n. Yellow orpiment.

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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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Partial matches: Citra, Gandha.

Ends with: Vicitragandha.

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