Durgandhi, Dur-gandhi: 6 definitions
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Durgandhi means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: De Gruyter: A Buddhist Ritual Manual on AgricultureDurgandhi (दुर्गन्धि) refers to a “foul-smelling (body)”, 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, [while describing an offering manual] “Merely upon calling it to mind, the bodies of all Nāgas fall to pieces. Their bodies become stinking, foul-smelling (durgandhi) and putrid. Having enchanted mustard seeds twenty-one times, these should be scattered in the four directions. [...]”.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDurgandhi (दुर्गन्धि).—a. ill-smelling.
Durgandhi is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dur and gandhi (गन्धि). See also (synonyms): durgandhin.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgandhi (दुर्गन्धि).—[adjective] = durgandha adj.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDurgandhi (दुर्गन्धि):—[=dur-gandhi] [from dur] mfn. ill-smelling, stinking, [Atharva-veda; Chāndogya-upaniṣad; Manu-smṛti etc.]
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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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Starts with: Durgandhin, Durgandhita.
Full-text: Durgandhin, Gandhi.
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