masculine & neuter · gandha 1 · gandha 2
odour
Gandha [Vedic gandha, from ghrā ghrāti to smell, ghrāna smell, and see Pāli ghāna. Possibly connection with Latin fragro = English fragrant] smell, viz. 1. odour, smell, scent in genitive Ja III 189; Dhp 54-56 = Miln 333; Dhs 605 under ghānāyatanāni); āma° smell of raw flesh A I 280; D II 242; Snp 241 sq; maccha° the scent of fish Ja III 52; muttakarīsa° the smell of fæces and urine A III 158; catujāti° four kinds of scent Ja I 265; Pv-a 127; dibba-g°puppha a flower of heavenly odour Ja I 289. 2. odour, smell in particular: enumerated as mūla°, sāra°, puppha°, etc., S III 156 = V 44 = A V 22; Dhs 625 (under ghandāyatanāni, sphere of odours). Specified as māla°, sāra°, puppha° under tīṇi gandhajātāni A I 225; — puppha° Dhp 54 = A I 226. 3. smell as olfactory sensation, belonging to the sphere (āyatanāni) of sense-impressions and sensory objects and enumerated in set of the 12 ajjhatta-bāhirāni āyatanāni (see under rūpa) with ghānena gandhaṃ ghāyitvā "sensing smell by means of the olfactory organ" D III 102; 244 = 250 = 269 = Nidd II on rūpa; M III 55, 267; S IV 71; Vin I 35; Defined at Vism 447. Also as gandhā ghānaviññeyya under kāmaguṇā M II 42; D III 234, etc. In series of 10 attributes of physical quality (°rūpa, etc.) as characteristic of devas D III 146; Pv II 9 58 ; as sāra°, pheggu°, taca°, etc. (nine qualities in all) in definition of Gandhabba-kāyikā devā S III 250 f. — In the same sense and similar connections: vaṇṇa-g°-ras'ūpeto Dhp 49; Ja II 106; gandhānaṃ khamo and akkhamo (of king's elephant) A III 158 f.; itthi°, purisa° A I 1, 2; III 68; in combination with other four senses Snp 387, 759, 974. 4. perfume, prepared odorific substance used as a toilet requisite, either in form of an unguent or a powder. Abstinence from the use of items to beautify is stated in the Sīlas (D I 8) as characteristic of certain wanderers and brahmins. Here gandha is mentioned together with mālā (flowers, garlands): D I 5 = Khp II; D I 7 (°kathā); Vin II 123; Snp 401; Ja I 50, 291; Pv-a 62. The use of scented ointment (-vilepana and ālepa, see compounds) is allowed to the Buddhist bhikkhus (Vin I 206); and the giving of this, together with other commodities, is included in the second part of the deyyadhamma (the list of meritorious gifts to the Saṅgha), under Nos. 5-14 (anna-pāna-vattha-yāna-mālā-gandhā-vilepana-seyy-āvasatha-padīpeyya): S III 252; Nidd II §523 = It 65. Out of this enumeration: g°-m°-v°- Pv II 3 16 ; chatta-g°-m°-upāhanā Pv II 4 9 ; II 9 36 ; m°-g°-v° kappūra-kaṭukapphalāni Ja II 416. The application of scented ointment (gandhena or gandhehi vilimpati) is customary after a bath, e.g. Pv-a 50 (on Pv I 10 6 ); Ja I 254, 265; III 277. Various kinds of perfumes or scented substances are given as g°-dhūpa-cuṇṇa-kappūra (incense, powder, camphor) Ja I 290; vāsa-cuṇṇa-dhūpanādi g° Pj I 37. See also compounds 5. occurs as v.l. for gantha (book). —duggandha a disagreeable smell Dhs 625; °ṃ vāyati to emit a nasty odour Pv-a 14; as adjective having a bad smell, putrid Snp 205; Pv-a 15 (= pūtigandha), feminine °ā: duggandhā pūti vāyasi "you emit a bad odour") Pv I 6 1 (= aniṭṭha°). — sugandha an agreeable smell Dhs 625; as adjective of pleasant smell Ja III 277; Saddh 246. -āpaṇa a perfumery shop Ja I 290; °ika perfume seller Miln 344; -āyatana an olfactory sense-relation, belonging to the six bāhirāni āyatanāni, the objective sensations D III 243, 290; Dhs 585, 625, 655; -ārammaṇa bearing on smell, having smell as its object Dhs 147, 157, 365, 410, 556, 608; -ālepa (neuter) anointing with perfumes Vin I 206; -āsā "hunger for odours," craving for olfactory sensations Dhs 1059; -odaka scented water Ja I 50; II 106; III 189; -karaṇḍaka a perfume-box S III 131; V 351; Pp 34; -kuṭī (feminine) a perfumed cabin, name of a room or hut occupied by the Buddha, especially that made for him by Anāthapiṇḍika in Jetavana (Ja I 92). Gotamassa g° Ja II 416, cf. Avś II 401; Dhp-a IV 203, 206; -cuṇṇa scented (bath-) powder Ja III 277; -jāta (neuter) odour, perfume ("consisting of smell"). Three kinds at A I 225 (māla°, sāra°, puppha°); enumerated as candanādi Dhp-a I 423; in definition of gandha Sv I 77; — Dhp 55; -taṇhā thirst or craving for odours (cf. g°-āsā) Dhs 1059 = Nidd II on jappā; -tela scented oil (for a lamp) Ja I 61; II 104; Dhp-a I 205; -tthena a perfume-thief S I 204; -dhātu the (sensory) element of smell Dhs 585; 625. 707 (in connection with °āyatana); -pañcaṅgulika see seperate; -sañcetanā the olfactory sensation; together with °saññā perception of odours D III 244; A IV 147; V 359; -sannidhi the storing up of scented unguents D I 6 (= Sv I 82).
odor; smell; scent; a fragrant substance; scent; perfume
【陽】 香，氣味，味道。~karaṇdaka,【陽】 香水箱。~kuṭi,【陰】 香室，佛陀的小屋。~cuṇṇa,【中】 香粉。~jāta,【中】 一種香。~tela,【中】 香油。~pañcaṅgulika,【中】 香五指印。~sāra,【陽】 檀香樹。~āpaṇa,【陽】 香料。
(masc, masc) smell; scent; odour odour, smell, scent Construction: √ghā + na
(masc, masc) perfume; fragrance; scent Construction: √ghā + na
(nt, nt) name of a type of elephant [lit.] fragrant Construction: √ghā + na