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gandhānaṁ

gandha

genitive plural of gandha (masculine noun)

  1. scent
  2. odour
  3. fragrance

Etymology. Sanskrit gandha; cognate with Greek ozein "to smell" and English nose (via Indo-European *gʰend- "to smell, perceive by scent"). The word entered Pali from Sanskrit and denotes both pleasant fragrances and unpleasant odours.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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