अश्वगन्ध

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• অশ্বগন্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬰ᭄ᬯᬕᬦ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• অশ্বগন্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰐𑰡𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀕𑀦𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• အၐွဂန္ဓ (Burmese script)
• અશ્વગન્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਸ਼੍ਵਗਨ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦯ꧀ꦮꦒꦤ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂏𑂢𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಶ್ವಗನ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• អឝ្វគន្ធ (Khmer script)
• ອຨ຺ວຄນ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• അശ്വഗന്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᡧᠣᠸᠠᡤᠠᠨᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘐𑘡𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠱᢦᠺᠠᠨᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧋𑧠𑧊𑦰𑧁𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐐𑐣𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ଅଶ୍ଵଗନ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢯ꣄ꢮꢔꢥ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆓𑆤𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖐𑖡𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• අශ‍්වගන්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩞𑩯 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚌𑚝𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• அஶ்வக³ந்த⁴ (Tamil script)
• అశ్వగన్ధ (Telugu script)
• อศฺวคนฺธ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཤྭ་ག་ནྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒑𑒢𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨍𑨝𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of अश्व (aśva, “horse”) +‎ गन्ध (gandha, “smell”), literally “horse's smell” owing to the odor of the plant.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐɕ.ʋɐ.ɡɐn.dʱɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐɕ.ʋɐˈɡɐn̪.d̪ʱɐ/

Noun

अश्वगन्ध • (aśvagandha) stem, f

1. ashwagandha

Descendants

• → Bengali: অশ্বগন্ধা (ośśogondha)
• → English: ashwagandha
• → Hindi: अश्वगन्धा (aśvagandhā)
• → Tocharian B: aśvakānt