गन्धि a. (At the end of comp.) 1 Having the smell of, smelling of; see गन्ध. -2 Having only the smell of; containing only a small quantity, bearing only name of; सो$पि त्वया हतस्तात रिपुणा भ्रातृगन्धिना Rām.7.24.29. -न्धि n. A kind of perfume.
गन्धिक a. (Used only at the end of comp.) 1 Having the smell of; as in उत्पलगन्धिक. -2 Having a very small quantity of, having only the smell of; भ्रातृगन्धिकः a brother only in name; Mb.3. -कः 1 A seller of perfumes. -2 Sulphur.
सौगन्धिक a. (-का or -की f.) Sweet-scented, fragrant. -कः 1 A dealear in perfumes, perfumer. -2 Sulphur. -3 A sexually weak man (who is stimulated by the smell of the female organs). -4 A kind of worm infesting the bowels. -कम् 1 The white water-lily; गृहेषु नानोपवनामलाम्भःसरस्सु सौगन्धिककाननेषु Bhāg.9.6.45. -2 The blue lotus. -3 A kind of fragrant grass (कत्तृण). -4 A ruby.
adjective bearing only the name of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
containing only a very small quantity (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having only the smell of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
only ifc. having the smell of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
perfumed with (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
smelling of (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective a very little of anything (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
having a smell (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
ifc. having (only the smell) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
odoriferous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
smelling of (in comp.) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a kind of rice
a lion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a perfume (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a sort of Cyperus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a sort of Mango (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
coriander
fragrance (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
Ocimum Pilosum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the root of Scirpus Kysoor (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the supreme Being (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
adjective fragrant (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
pious (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sweet-smelling (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
virtuous (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) kaśeru (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of various perfumes or fragrant plants elavāluka (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sandal (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sauvarcala Frequency rank 22650/72933
noun (neuter) a particular medicinal herb (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the root of Andropogon Muricatus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the root of Costus Speciosus or Arabicus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the white lotus (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a kind of grain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a lion (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
olibanum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sulphur (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) a dealer in perfumes (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of worm infesting the bowels (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a sexually weak man (who is stimulated by the smell of the female organs) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sulphur (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (neuter) a kind of fragrant grass (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of Ocimum (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a kind of unguent (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a perfume
a ruby (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a white or blue water-lily (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a mountain (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
name of a Tīrtha at the Narmadā
a kind of ruby
sauvarcala Frequency rank 6380/72933
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