Ghrita-gandha, Ghṛta-gandhā, Ghritagandha, Ghṛtagandha: 2 definitions
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Ghrita-gandha means something in 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.
The Sanskrit terms Ghṛta-gandhā and Ghṛtagandha can be transliterated into English as Ghrta-gandha or Ghrita-gandha or Ghrtagandha or Ghritagandha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Source: Wisdom Library: Rasa-śāstraGhṛta-gandhā (घृत-गन्धा):—One of the sixty-four Divyauṣadhi, which are powerful drugs for solidifying mercury (rasa), according to Rasaprakāśa-sudhākara (chapter 9).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryGhṛtagandha (घृतगन्ध).—a horse having the smell of ghee; घृतगन्धो भवेद्वैश्यो (ghṛtagandho bhavedvaiśyo) ... ()| Śālihotra Appendix II,17.
Derivable forms: ghṛtagandhaḥ (घृतगन्धः).
Ghṛtagandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ghṛta and gandha (गन्ध).
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Ghrita, Gandha.
Full-text: Divyaushadhi.
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