Gandhi, Gandhī, Gamdhi: 14 definitions

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Gandhi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi, 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)

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

1) Gandhi in India is the name of a plant defined with Apluda mutica in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Andropogon glaucus Muhl., nom. illeg., non Andropogon glaucus Retz. (among others).

2) Gandhi is also identified with Dactyloctenium aegyptium It has the synonym Aegilops saccharinum Walter (etc.).

3) Gandhi is also identified with Trachypogon spicatus It has the synonym Andropogon nutans var. stipoides (Kunth) Hack. (etc.).

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

· Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien (1887)
· A Botanical Materia Medica (1812)
· Enumeratio plantarum horti regii botanici berolinensis.
· Sida (1998)
· Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Nancy (1928)
· Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) (1825)

If you are looking for specific details regarding Gandhi, for example pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, side effects, health benefits, extract dosage, 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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

gandhī : (adj.) having fragrance.

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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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

gandhī (गंधी).—f (gandha S) A stink. 2 A vender of perfumes, a perfumer.

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gāndhī (गांधी).—m (gandha) A druggist.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

gandhī (गंधी).—f A vendor of perfumes, a perfumer.

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gāndhī (गांधी).—m A druggist.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Gandhi (गन्धि).—a. (At the end of comp.)

1) Having the smell of, smelling of; see गन्ध (gandha).

2) Having only the smell of; containing only a small quantity, bearing only name of; सोऽपि त्वया हतस्तात रिपुणा भ्रातृगन्धिना (so'pi tvayā hatastāta ripuṇā bhrātṛgandhinā) Rām.7.24.29.

-ndhi n. A kind of perfume.

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

Gandhi (गन्धि).—[-gandhi], A substitute for gandha, when the latter part of a comp. e. g. utpala-, adj. Smelling like lotus flowers, [Rāmāyaṇa] 5, 5, 12. ud-, adj. Fragrant, [Raghuvaṃśa, (ed. Stenzler.)] 16, 47. tri-su-, n. The three perfumes, [Suśruta] 2, 483, 9. dus-, adj. Having no agreeable smell, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 6, 76. puṇya-, adj. Having a fragrant smell, Chr. 34, 6. pūti-, adj. Stinking, Mahābhārata 2, 2138. vi-, adj. Having a disagreeable smell, [Bhartṛhari, (ed. Bohlen.)] 2, 9. su-, I. adj. 1. Fragrant. 2. Virtuous. Ii. m. 1. A perfume. 2. A fragrant sort of mango. Iii. n. The name of several plants.

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

Gandhi (गन्धि).—[adjective] smelling of, perfumed with; having the mere smell of a thing, being — only by name.

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

1) Gandhi (गन्धि):—[from gandha] mfn. only ifc. ([Pāṇini 5-4, 135-137]) having the smell of, smelling of, perfumed with, [Mahābhārata xiii; Rāmāyaṇa; Raghuvaṃśa ii, vii, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] ([Pāṇini 5-4, 136]) having only the smell of, containing only a very small quantity, bearing only the name of [Rāmāyaṇa vii, 24, 29.]

3) [from gandhin > gandha] n. idem, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Gandhi 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.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Gandhi in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a perfumer, perfume-manufacturer..—gandhi (गंधी) is alternatively transliterated as Gaṃdhī.

2) Gandhi in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the great Indian leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:, father of the Indian Nation, popularly so known because of his membership of the Gujarati Vaishya community called Gandhi:); —[topi] a typical khaddar boat-shaped cap; —[darshana] the Gandhian philosophy; ~[vada] Gandhism; ~[vadi] a Gandhite, a follower of Gandhian ideology; Gandhian..—gandhi (गांधी) is alternatively transliterated as Gāṃdhī.

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Prakrit-English dictionary

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

Gaṃdhi (गंधि) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Gandhin.

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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.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gaṃdhi (ಗಂಧಿ):—[adjective] of or having an aroma; smelling sweet; fragrant; aromatic.

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Gaṃdhi (ಗಂಧಿ):—[noun] a kind of plant .

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Gāṃdhi (ಗಾಂಧಿ):—

1) [noun] popularly referred to Mahatma Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi, who is regarded as the father of the nation by Indians.

2) [noun] (fig.) a simple, truthful person.

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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.

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Nepali dictionary

Source: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary

Gandhī (गन्धी):—a perfumer; one who sells essences or scented oils; scented; perfumed; having a sweet smell;

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Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.

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