Samagandha, Sama-gandha: 3 definitions
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Samagandha 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)
Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)
: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the HindusSamagandha (啶膏ぎ啶椸え啷嵿ぇ) refers to the 鈥渞esemblance of one鈥檚 odor鈥� (with certain plants), according to the 15th century 惭腻迟补峁単补濒墨濒腻 composed by N墨laka峁囜弓ha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.鈥擺Cf. chapter 8, 鈥渙n marks of character鈥漖: 鈥�9. (Like) a Brahman (in character) is one who is pure, whose body is fragrant with odors like (samagandha) honey, milk, the rice concoction offered in sacrifice, ghee, or the flowers of the mango; who is fond of peace, and friendly to all elephants; composed, fond of bathing, right minded; so the sages declare鈥�.
膧yurveda (啶嗋く啷佮ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙う, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of 膧yurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaSamagandha (啶膏ぎ啶椸え啷嵿ぇ, 鈥渘eutral smell鈥�) refers one to the 鈥渇our smells鈥� (gandha) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 37). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., samagandha). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Samagandha (啶膏ぎ啶椸え啷嵿ぇ):鈥擺=sama-gandha] [from sama] m. constant odour (one of the 4 kinds of odours), [Dharmasa峁僩raha 37]
2) [v.s. ...] mfn. having the same odour, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasi峁僪a, hal膩yudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), 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, Sama.
Starts with: Samagandhaka.
Full-text: Caturgandha.
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