Nirgandha, Nir-gandha, Nirgamdha: 12 definitions
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Nirgandha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of termsNirgandha (निर्गन्ध):—1. Make the material free from odour / odourless 2. Make the material sulphur free
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
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarynirgandha (निर्गंध).—a (S) Inodorous, wanting scent or smell.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishnirgandha (निर्गंध).—a Inodorous, wanting scent or smell.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryNirgandha (निर्गन्ध).—a. void of smell, scentless, unfragrant, inodorous; निर्गन्धा इव किंशुकाः (nirgandhā iva kiṃśukāḥ). °पुष्पी (puṣpī) f. the Śālmali tree.
Nirgandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nir and gandha (गन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirgandha (निर्गन्ध).—mfn.
(-ndhaḥ-ndhā-ndhaṃ) Inodorous, void of fragrance or smell. E. nir neg. gandha smell.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirgandha (निर्गन्ध).—adj. wanting fragrance, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 2637.
Nirgandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms nis and gandha (गन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirgandha (निर्गन्ध).—[adjective] scentless, [abstract] tā [feminine]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirgandha (निर्गन्ध):—[=nir-gandha] [from nir > niḥ] mfn. void of smell, inodorous, [Suśruta; Kāvya literature] etc.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryNirgandha (निर्गन्ध):—[nir-gandha] (ndhaḥ-ndhā-ndhaṃ) a. Indorous.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNirgaṃdha (ನಿರ್ಗಂಧ):—[adjective] having no odour; odourless.
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Nirgaṃdha (ನಿರ್ಗಂಧ):—
1) [noun] = ನಿರ್ಗಂಧವಾಯು [nirgamdhavayu].
2) [noun] the quality of being odourless.
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)
Partial matches: Nir, Gandha, Nish.
Starts with: Nirgamdhakusuma, Nirgamdhavayu, Nirgandhana, Nirgandhapushpi, Nirgandhata.
Ends with: Suranirgandha.
Full-text: Nirgandhapushpi, Nirgandh, Nirgandhata, Nirgamdha, Nairgandhya, Suranirgandha, Kovidara, Gandha.
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