गान्धार

{ gāndhārḥ, gāndhāra }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

GĀNDHĀRA   A stretch of land of ancient Bhārata. It is believed that this land stretched from the shores of river Sindhu to Kābul. Subala was a mighty ruler of this country. His daughter Gāndhārī was the wife of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. [Śloka 11, Chapter 111, Ādi Parva] . Agni Purāṇa points out a relationship between the Gāndhāras and the Drāviḍas. Descending in order from Viṣṇu were Candra--Budha--Purūravas--Āyus--Nahuṣa -Yayāti--Turvasu. In order from Turvasu were Varga-- Gobhānu--Traiśāni-- Karandhama--Marutta--Duṣyanta-- Varūtha--Gāṇḍīra--Gāndhāra. From Gāndhāra arose the five different provincialists: Gāndhāras, Keralas, Colas, Pāṇḍyas and Kolas. [Chapter 277, Agni Purāṇa] .

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

गान्धार  mfn.  mfn. fr. गन्ध्° g. कच्छा-दि and सिन्ध्व्-आदि
गान्धार  m.  m. ( [Pāṇ. 4-1, 169]) a prince of the गान्धारिs, [ŚBr. viii, 1, 4, 10]; [AitBr. vii, 34]; [Hariv. 8395] ( -कन्या)
N. of a prince (from whom the गान्धारs derive their origin), 1839; [BhP. ix, 23, 14]
the third of the 7 primary notes of music, [MBh. iv, xii, xiv]; [VarBṛS. lxxxvi, 40]
(also personified as a son of राग भैरव)
minium or red lead, [L.]
गान्धार  m.  m. pl. N. of a people and of their country (north-east of Peshawar and giving its N. to Kandahar; पाणिनि is said to have been a गान्धार; cf. गन्ध्°, गन्धारि, गान्धारि), [MBh.]; [Hariv.]; [R. iv, vii]; [VarBṛS.] &c.
गान्धार  n.  n. gum myrrh, [L.]
गञ्जाकिनी   (= ) the points of hemp

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

गान्धारः [gāndhārḥ]   1 The third of the seven primary notes of the Indian Gamut; (commonly denoted by ग in musical notation).
Red lead.
 N. N. of a country between India and Persia, the modern Kandahāra.
A native or a ruler of that country.
-रम्   Gum myrrh.

Shabda-Sagara

गान्धार  m.  ( -रः)
1. One of the seven primary notes of music.
2. Minium [Page237-a+ 60] or red lead.
3. A country, (Candahar, between the north of India and Persia).
 n.  ( -रं) Gum myrrh
 f.  ( -री)
1. The wife of DHRITARASH- TRA mother of DURYODHANA.
2. One of the tutelary female deities of the Jainas.
3. A plant (Hedysarum alhagi.)
4. Prickly nightshade.
E. गान्ध the aggregate of गन्ध smell, &c. ऋ to go and अण् affix; the note being said to be produced by pure and fragrant breath, &c. गान्धारेय

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गान्ध गन्ध ऋ अण् गान्धारेय

 m.  ( -यः) A name of DURYODHANA, the son of DHRI- TARASHTRA.
E. गान्धारी the name of the mother of this chief, and ढक् aff.

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गान्धारी ढक्