Gandhajata, Gandhajāta, Gandha-jata: 8 definitions

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Gandhajata means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.

Biology (plants and animals)

[«previous next»] — Gandhajata in Biology glossary
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Gandhajata in India is the name of a plant defined with Cinnamomum tamala in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Laurus tamala Buch.-Ham. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· FBI (1886)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Botanica expeditior (1760)
· Handbuch der medicinisch-pharmaceutischen Botanik (1831)
· Transactions of the Linnean Society of London (1822)

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This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gandhajata in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

gandhajāta : (nt.) kinds of perfumes.

Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary

Gandhajāta refers to: (nt.) odour, perfume (“consisting of smell”). Three kinds at A.I, 225 (māla°, sāra°, puppha°); enum. as candanādi DhA.I, 423; in defin. of gandha DA.I, 77;— Dh.55;

Note: gandhajāta is a Pali compound consisting of the words gandha and jāta.

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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Gandhajata in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Gandhajāta (गन्धजात).—n.

(-taṃ) The leaf of the Laurus cassia. E. gandha smell, jāta produced; fragrant.

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

Gandhajāta (गन्धजात):—[=gandha-jāta] [from gandha] n. the leaf of Laurus Cassia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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

Gandhajāta (गन्धजात):—[gandha-jāta] (taṃ) 1. n. Laurel leaf.

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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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