Surabhigandha, Surabhi-gandha: 7 definitions

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Surabhigandha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, 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.

In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

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Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Surabhigandha (सुरभिगन्ध):—Pleasant smell

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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.

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Biology (plants and animals)

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Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)

Surabhigandha in India is the name of a plant defined with Jasminum grandiflorum in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Jasminum floribundum R. Br. ex Fresen. (among others).

Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):

· Kew Bulletin (1997)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1991)
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1976)
· Species Plantarum, ed. 2 (1762)
· Journal of the Arnold Arboretum (1932)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1989)

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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.

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Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

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Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

surabhigandha : (m.) fragrance.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Surabhigandha (सुरभिगन्ध).—see सुरभिवल्कल (surabhivalkala).

Derivable forms: surabhigandham (सुरभिगन्धम्).

Surabhigandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms surabhi and gandha (गन्ध).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Surabhigandha (सुरभिगन्ध).—[masculine] fragrance.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Surabhigandha (सुरभिगन्ध):—[=su-rabhi-gandha] [from su-rabhi] m. a fragrant smell, [Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

2) [v.s. ...] mfn. fragrant

3) Surabhigandhā (सुरभिगन्धा):—[=su-rabhi-gandhā] [from surabhi-gandha > su-rabhi] f. Jasminum Grandiflorum, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

4) Surabhigandha (सुरभिगन्ध):—[=su-rabhi-gandha] [from su-rabhi] n. the leaf of the Laurus Cassia, [ib.]

5) Surabhīgandha (सुरभीगन्ध):—[=surabhī-gandha] [from surabhī > su-rabhi] n. the leaf of the Laurus Cassia, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

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Surabhigandha in German

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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.

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