sugandha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀼𑀕𑀦𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• सुगन्ध (Devanagari script)
• সুগন্ধ (Bengali script)
• සුගන්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
• သုဂန္ဓ or သုၷၼ္ꩪ or သုၷၼ်ꩪ (Burmese script)
• สุคนฺธ or สุคันธะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩩᨣᨶ᩠ᨵ (Tai Tham script)
• ສຸຄນ຺ຘ or ສຸຄັນຘະ (Lao script)
• សុគន្ធ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄪𑄉𑄚𑄴𑄙 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सुगन्ध (sugandha). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀲𑀼𑀅𑀁𑀥 (suaṃdha). By surface analysis, su- +‎ gandha.

Noun

sugandha m

1. fragrance, good odour

Declension

Declension table of "sugandha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sugandho	sugandhā
Accusative (second)	sugandhaṃ	sugandhe
Instrumental (third)	sugandhena	sugandhehi or sugandhebhi
Dative (fourth)	sugandhassa or sugandhāya or sugandhatthaṃ	sugandhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sugandhasmā or sugandhamhā or sugandhā	sugandhehi or sugandhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sugandhassa	sugandhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sugandhasmiṃ or sugandhamhi or sugandhe	sugandhesu
Vocative (calling)	sugandha	sugandhā

Adjective

sugandha

1. fragrant

   Synonym: gandhika

Declension

Declension table of "sugandha" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sugandho	sugandhā
Accusative (second)	sugandhaṃ	sugandhe
Instrumental (third)	sugandhena	sugandhehi or sugandhebhi
Dative (fourth)	sugandhassa or sugandhāya or sugandhatthaṃ	sugandhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sugandhasmā or sugandhamhā or sugandhā	sugandhehi or sugandhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sugandhassa	sugandhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sugandhasmiṃ or sugandhamhi or sugandhe	sugandhesu
Vocative (calling)	sugandha	sugandhā

Declension table of "sugandhā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sugandhā	sugandhāyo or sugandhā
Accusative (second)	sugandhaṃ	sugandhāyo or sugandhā
Instrumental (third)	sugandhāya	sugandhāhi or sugandhābhi
Dative (fourth)	sugandhāya	sugandhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sugandhāya	sugandhāhi or sugandhābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sugandhāya	sugandhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sugandhāya or sugandhāyaṃ	sugandhāsu
Vocative (calling)	sugandhe	sugandhāyo or sugandhā

Declension table of "sugandha" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sugandhaṃ	sugandhāni
Accusative (second)	sugandhaṃ	sugandhāni
Instrumental (third)	sugandhena	sugandhehi or sugandhebhi
Dative (fourth)	sugandhassa or sugandhāya or sugandhatthaṃ	sugandhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sugandhasmā or sugandhamhā or sugandhā	sugandhehi or sugandhebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sugandhassa	sugandhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sugandhasmiṃ or sugandhamhi or sugandhe	sugandhesu
Vocative (calling)	sugandha	sugandhāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sugandha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 715
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sugandha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 776