Padmagandha, Padma-gandha: 7 definitions
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Padmagandha means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Padmagandha (पद्मगन्ध) or Padmagandhacikitsā is the name of a section of the Gaurīkāñcalikātantra (i.e., “Gauri Kanchalika Tantra”): an ancient Sanskrit Shaiva Tantra framed as a dialogue between the God (Śiva) and the Goddess (Śivā). The text deals with spiritual and medical herbalism such as the treatment of fever and diseases in the form of Kalpas, commonly known in Āyurveda as “remedies” or “antidotes”. The Gaurīkāñcalikā-tantra further deals with a variety of harvesting techniques and rules for optimal efficiency in collecting herbs while respecting and preserving the natural environment.
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.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Padmagandha (पद्मगन्ध) is the name of a Gandharva appointed as one of the Divine protector deities of Vatsa, according to chapter 17 of the Candragarbha: the 55th section of the Mahāsaṃnipāta-sūtra, a large compilation of Sūtras (texts) in Mahāyāna Buddhism partly available in Sanskrit, Tibetan and Chinese.—In the Candragarbhasūtra, the Bhagavat invites all classes of Gods and Deities to protect the Law [dharma?] and the faithful in their respective kingdoms of Jambudvīpa [e.g., the Gandharva Padmagandha in Vatsa], resembling the time of the past Buddhas.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Padmagandha (पद्मगन्ध).—a. lotus-scented, or as fragrant as or smelling like a lotus.
-ndham, -gandhi n.) = पद्मकाष्ठ (padmakāṣṭha) q. v.
Padmagandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms padma and gandha (गन्ध). See also (synonyms): padmagandhi.
Padmagandha (पद्मगन्ध) or Padmagandhi.—mfn.
(-ndhaḥ-ndhā-ndhaṃ) Lotus-smelling; smelling like a lotus. E. padma, and gandha smell; also with i substituted for the final, padmagandhi.
Padmagandha (पद्मगन्ध):—[=padma-gandha] [from padma] mf(ā)n. smelling like a lotus, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Padmagandha (पद्मगन्ध):—und gandhi (pa + ga) n. den Geruch einer Wasserrose habend [Vopadeva’s Grammatik 6, 87.] gandhā (strī) [Ratimañjarī im Śabdakalpadruma] u. padminī. gandhi śivaṃ vāri [Rāmāyaṇa Gorresio 3, 76, 12.]
Padmagandha (पद्मगन्ध):—Adj. (f. ā) den Geruch eines Taglotuses habend.
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 (+0): Padma, Gandha.
Starts with (+0): Padmagandhacikitsa.
Full-text (+0): Padmagandhi, Padmagandhacikitsa, Vatsa.
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Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Page 103 < [Volume 6 (1882)]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 1.14.47 < [Chapter 14 - The Lord’s Travel to East Bengal and the Disappearance of Lakṣmīpriyā]
Verse 1.10.125 < [Chapter 10 - Marriage with Śrī Lakṣmīpriyā]
Kamashastra and Classical Sanskrit literature (study) (by Vishwanath K. Hampiholi)
Chapter 2.1 - Division of Men and Women into three types < [Chapter 3 - Kamasutra part 2 (Samprayogika)—Critical study]
Abhijnana Sakuntala (with Katayavema commentary) (by C. Sankara Rama Sastri)
Chapter 1 - Notes and Analysis of First Act < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]
Abhijnana Shakuntala (synthetic study) (by Ramendra Mohan Bose)
Chapter 1 - Prathama-anka (prathamo'nkah) < [Abhijnana Sakuntalam, text and commentary]