Saragandha, Sāragandha, Sara-gandha: 7 definitions
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Saragandha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionarysāragandha : (m.) odour of the heart of a tree.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionarySāragandha refers to: the odour of the heart of a tree Dhs. 625.
Note: sāragandha is a Pali compound consisting of the words sāra and gandha.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySāragandha (सारगन्ध).—sandal wood.
Derivable forms: sāragandhaḥ (सारगन्धः).
Sāragandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sāra and gandha (गन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySāragandha (सारगन्ध).—m.
(-ndhaḥ) Sandal wood. E. sāra essence, and gandha smell.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySāragandha (सारगन्ध):—[=sāra-gandha] [from sāra] m. ‘having perfection of scent’, sandal-wood, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySāragandha (सारगन्ध):—[sāra-gandha] (ndhaḥ) 1. m. Sandal wood.
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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, Sara, Cara.
Full-text: Carakantakam.
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