Yojanagandha, Yojanagandhā, Yojana-gandha: 9 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: JatLand: List of Mahabharata people and placesYojanagandha (योजनगन्ध) refers to the name of a Lady mentioned in the Mahābhārata (cf. I.63.67, I.63). Note: The Mahābhārata (mentioning Yojanagandha) is a Sanskrit epic poem consisting of 100,000 ślokas (metrical verses) and is over 2000 years old.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Kavyashastra (science of poetry)
Source: Shodhganga: Bhismacaritam a critical studyYojanagandhā (योजनगन्धा) is another name for Satyavatī: one of the female character in the Bhīṣmacarita (Bhishma Charitra) which is a mahākāvya (‘epic poem’) written by Hari Narayan Dikshit.—Satyavatī was the queen of the Kuru King Śāntanu and the great-grandmother of the Pāṇḍava and Kaurava princes, principal characters of the Mahābhārata. According to the Purāṇas, she was born to the Cedi King Vasu (also known as Uparicara Vasu) and a fish, who was actually a celestial lady, Adrikā. But she was nevertheless brought up as a commoner, an adopted daughter to a ferryman or fisherman or a dāśeyī. She was also known as Matsyagandhā (one who has the smell of fish) in her earlier life and Yojanagandhā in her later life. Another name for her was Kali. She was sweet by her speech. [..., See Satyavatī]
Kavyashastra (काव्यशास्त्र, kāvyaśāstra) refers to the ancient Indian tradition of poetry (kavya). Canonical literature (shastra) of the includes encyclopedic manuals dealing with prosody, rhetoric and various other guidelines serving to teach the poet how to compose literature.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryYojanagandhā (योजनगन्धा).—
1) musk.
2) Name of Satyavatī, mother of Vyāsa.
3) of Sītā.
Yojanagandhā is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yojana and gandhā (गन्धा).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryYojanagandhā (योजनगन्धा).—f.
(-ndhā) 1. Musk. 2. A name of Sita. 3. A name of Satyavati, the mother of the sage and poet Vya'Sa. E. yojana a Yojana, and gandha smell; whose odour is perceptible miles off; also with kan added, fem. form, yojanagandhikā .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryYojanagandha (योजनगन्ध).—f. dhā, 1. musk. 2. a name of Sītā and Satyavatī.
Yojanagandha is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms yojana and gandha (गन्ध).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Yojanagandhā (योजनगन्धा):—[=yojana-gandhā] [from yojana > yoga] f. ‘diffusing scent or fragrance to the distance of a Yojana’, musk, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of Satya-vatī (mother of Vyāsa), [Mahābhārata; Kādambarī] (also dhikā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.])
3) [v.s. ...] of Sītā, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryYojanagandhā (योजनगन्धा):—[yojana-gandhā] (ndhā) 1. f. Musk; Sītā.
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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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Partial matches: Yojana, Gandha.
Full-text: Yojanagandhika, Gandhavati, Kali, Matsyagandha, Satyavati.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LXIII < [Adivansavatarana Parva]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
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