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gandhe

gandha

masc acc pl of gandha (noun); masc loc sg of gandha (noun); nt acc pl of gandha (noun); nt loc sg of gandha (noun)

1. smell; scent; odour
2. perfume; fragrance; scent
3. name of a type of elephant; lit. fragrant

Etymology. √ghā + na; from √ghā 'smell'; Sanskrit gandha [ghrā]

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

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