Biology (plants and animals)

Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Gandhana in India is the name of a plant defined with Tylophora asthmatica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Asclepias vomitoria Koen. ex Hook.f., nom. inval. (among others).

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

· Contributions to the Botany of India (1834)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
· Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique (1786)
· Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae (1810)
· Taxon (1977)
· Supplementum Plantarum (1781)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gandhana, for example extract dosage, pregnancy safety, health benefits, diet and recipes, side effects, chemical composition, have a look at these references.

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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.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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

Gandhana, see gandhina. (Page 244)

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gandhana (गन्धन).—[gandh-lyuṭ]

1) Continued effort, perseverance.

2) Hurting, injury, killing.

3) Manifestation.

4) Intimation, information, hint.

Derivable forms: gandhanam (गन्धनम्).

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

Gandhana (गन्धन).—n.

(-naṃ) 1. Continued effort, perseverance. 2. Injury, hurting, killing. 3. Intimation, information. 4. Manifestation. E. gandh to hurt, to move, &c. affix lyuṭ.

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

Gandhana (गन्धन).—[masculine] a sort of rice; [neuter] smelling.

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

1) Gandhana (गन्धन):—[from gandh] 1. gandhana n. hurting, injury, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] pointing out or alluding to the faults of others, derision, [Harṣacarita iv]

3) [v.s. ...] continued effort, perseverance, [Pāṇini 1-2, 15 and 3, 32.]

4) [from gandha] 2. gandhana n. the spreading or diffusion of odours, [Dhātupāṭha xxiv, 42] ([Suśruta i, 21, 3])

5) [v.s. ...] m. (= dha-taṇḍula etc.) a kind of rice, [Caraka i, 27, 10.]

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

Gandhana (गन्धन):—(naṃ) 1. n. Continued effort; injury; intimation; manifestation.

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Gandhāna (गन्धान) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Gaṃdhāṇa.

[Sanskrit to German]

Gandhana in German

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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.

Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

1) Gaṃdhaṇa (गंधण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gandhama.

2) Gaṃdhāṇa (गंधाण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Gandhāna.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gaṃdhana (ಗಂಧನ):—

1) [noun] eager willingness; readiness, often manifested by quick, lively action; alacrity; enthusiasm; zest.

2) [noun] the act of causing (something) to be manifested; manifestation.

3) [noun] the act of conveying one’s opinion, idea etc.

4) [noun] a pleased feeling; enjoyment; delight; satisfaction; pleasure.

5) [noun] the act of inflicting harm to another or others.

6) [noun] the act or process of destroying or being destroyed; destruction.

7) [noun] the act of killing; murder.

8) [noun] sweet, pleasing smell; perfume; cent.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Gamdhanaka, Gandhanadi, Gandhanakula, Gandhanakuli, Gandhanakull, Gandhanali, Gandhanalika, Gandhanaman, Gandhanamni, Gandhanashana.

Ends with: Agamdhana, Kulagandhana, Nirgandhana.

Full-text: Ba, Utsahana, Gandhina, Gandhama, Nirgandhana, Gandh, Kulagandhana, Sucana, Gandha.

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