Rasagandha, Rasa-gandha: 8 definitions
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Rasagandha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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)Rasagandha in India is the name of a plant defined with Commiphora myrrha in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Commiphora playfairii (Hook.f. ex Oliv.) Engl. var. benadirensis Chiov. (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Handb. Pharmakogn.
· Journal of Ethnopharmacology (1991)
· Allgemeine Naturgeschichte (1760)
· Pl. Medicin. (1828)
· Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma (1897)
· Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Burser. (1991)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Rasagandha, for example pregnancy safety, side effects, diet and recipes, extract dosage, health benefits, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryRasagandha (रसगन्ध).—gum-myrrh.
Derivable forms: rasagandhaḥ (रसगन्धः), rasagandham (रसगन्धम्).
Rasagandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms rasa and gandha (गन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasagandha (रसगन्ध).—m.
(-ndhaḥ) 1. Gum myrrh. 2. Sulphur. E. rasa exudation, gandha fragrance; with kan added, rasagandhaka .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumRasagandha (रसगन्ध) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—alaṃk. Rice. 286.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Rasagandha (रसगन्ध):—[=rasa-gandha] [from rasa > ras] m. or n. myrrh, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.] ([varia lectio] -bhaṅga)
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryRasagandha (रसगन्ध):—[rasa-gandha] (ndhaḥ) 1. m. Gum myrrh.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Gandha, Rasa, Raca.
Starts with: Rasagandhaka, Rasagandhara.
Full-text: Gandharasa, Pancavishaya, Rasabhanga, Ruparasagandhasparshavat, Pancaguna, Pancalakshana, Tanmatra, Jitendriya, Pancashakti, Shaktipancaka, Pakaja, Alambana, Guna, Dhatu, Pashupata, Vishaya, Artha.
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Search found 13 books and stories containing Rasagandha, Rasa-gandha; (plurals include: Rasagandhas, gandhas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
Verse 5.23 - The characteristics of matter (pudgala-lakṣaṇa) < [Chapter 5 - The Non-living Substances]
Verse 2.20 - The objects of the five senses (indriya) < [Chapter 2 - Category of the Living]
Verse 8.11 - The subdivisions of physique-making or name-karma (nāma) < [Chapter 8 - Bondage of Karmas]
Vaisheshika-sutra with Commentary (by Nandalal Sinha)
Sūtra 7.2.1 (Number: Proof of Unity) < [Chapter 2 - Of Number, Separateness, Conjunction, etc.]
Sūtra 7.1.2 (What attributes are non-eternal) < [Chapter 1 - Of Colour, Taste, Smell, and Touch, and Magnitude]
Sūtra 4.1.9 (Perception of Taste, Smell, and Touch) < [Chapter 1 - Of Atoms]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.321 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Verse 47 [Īśvara and Jīva Bhāvas] < [Chapter 2 - Second Vimarśa]
Nyaya-Vaisheshika categories (Study) (by Diptimani Goswami)
Pākaja-guṇa < [Chapter 4 - Quality and Action]
Siddhanta Sangraha of Sri Sailacharya (by E. Sowmya Narayanan)