सुगन्ध

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /sʊ.ɡənd̪ʱ/, [sʊ.ɡɐ̃n̪d̪ʱ]

Noun

सुगन्ध • (sugandh) ?

1. Alternative spelling of सुगंध (sugandh)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• সুগন্ধ (Assamese script)
• ᬲᬸᬕᬦ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
• সুগন্ধ (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰲𑰐𑰡𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑀼𑀕𑀦𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
• သုဂန္ဓ (Burmese script)
• સુગન્ધ (Gujarati script)
• ਸੁਗਨ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍁𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
• ꦱꦸꦒꦤ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂳𑂏𑂢𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
• ಸುಗನ್ಧ (Kannada script)
• សុគន្ធ (Khmer script)
• ສຸຄນ຺ຘ (Lao script)
• സുഗന്ധ (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡠᡤᠠᠨᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘳𑘐𑘡𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠤᠺᠠᠨᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧔𑦰𑧁𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑐸𑐐𑐣𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
• ସୁଗନ୍ଧ (Odia script)
• ꢱꢸꢔꢥ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑆶𑆓𑆤𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖲𑖐𑖡𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
• සුගන්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁𑩒𑩞𑩯 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚰𑚌𑚝𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
• ஸுக³ந்த⁴ (Tamil script)
• సుగన్ధ (Telugu script)
• สุคนฺธ (Thai script)
• སུ་ག་ནྡྷ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑒳𑒑𑒢𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑨃𑨍𑨝𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सु- (su-) +‎ गन्ध (gandha).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /su.ɡɐn.dʱɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪uˈɡɐn̪.d̪ʱɐ/

Noun

सुगन्ध • (sugandha) stem, m

1. a pleasant fragrant smell, fragrance
2. a perfume

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सुगन्ध (sugandha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुगन्धः sugandhaḥ	सुगन्धौ / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhau / sugandhā¹	सुगन्धाः / सुगन्धासः¹ sugandhāḥ / sugandhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	सुगन्ध sugandha	सुगन्धौ / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhau / sugandhā¹	सुगन्धाः / सुगन्धासः¹ sugandhāḥ / sugandhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सुगन्धम् sugandham	सुगन्धौ / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhau / sugandhā¹	सुगन्धान् sugandhān
Instrumental	सुगन्धेन sugandhena	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धैः / सुगन्धेभिः¹ sugandhaiḥ / sugandhebhiḥ¹
Dative	सुगन्धाय sugandhāya	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धेभ्यः sugandhebhyaḥ
Ablative	सुगन्धात् sugandhāt	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धेभ्यः sugandhebhyaḥ
Genitive	सुगन्धस्य sugandhasya	सुगन्धयोः sugandhayoḥ	सुगन्धानाम् sugandhānām
Locative	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धयोः sugandhayoḥ	सुगन्धेषु sugandheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Adjective

सुगन्ध • (sugandha) stem

1. fragrant; having a pleasant smell

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सुगन्ध (sugandha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुगन्धः sugandhaḥ	सुगन्धौ / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhau / sugandhā¹	सुगन्धाः / सुगन्धासः¹ sugandhāḥ / sugandhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	सुगन्ध sugandha	सुगन्धौ / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhau / sugandhā¹	सुगन्धाः / सुगन्धासः¹ sugandhāḥ / sugandhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सुगन्धम् sugandham	सुगन्धौ / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhau / sugandhā¹	सुगन्धान् sugandhān
Instrumental	सुगन्धेन sugandhena	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धैः / सुगन्धेभिः¹ sugandhaiḥ / sugandhebhiḥ¹
Dative	सुगन्धाय sugandhāya	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धेभ्यः sugandhebhyaḥ
Ablative	सुगन्धात् sugandhāt	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धेभ्यः sugandhebhyaḥ
Genitive	सुगन्धस्य sugandhasya	सुगन्धयोः sugandhayoḥ	सुगन्धानाम् sugandhānām
Locative	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धयोः sugandhayoḥ	सुगन्धेषु sugandheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of सुगन्धा (sugandhā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुगन्धा sugandhā	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धाः sugandhāḥ
Vocative	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धाः sugandhāḥ
Accusative	सुगन्धाम् sugandhām	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धाः sugandhāḥ
Instrumental	सुगन्धया / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhayā / sugandhā¹	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धाभिः sugandhābhiḥ
Dative	सुगन्धायै sugandhāyai	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धाभ्यः sugandhābhyaḥ
Ablative	सुगन्धायाः / सुगन्धायै² sugandhāyāḥ / sugandhāyai²	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धाभ्यः sugandhābhyaḥ
Genitive	सुगन्धायाः / सुगन्धायै² sugandhāyāḥ / sugandhāyai²	सुगन्धयोः sugandhayoḥ	सुगन्धानाम् sugandhānām
Locative	सुगन्धायाम् sugandhāyām	सुगन्धयोः sugandhayoḥ	सुगन्धासु sugandhāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of सुगन्ध (sugandha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सुगन्धम् sugandham	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धानि / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhāni / sugandhā¹
Vocative	सुगन्ध sugandha	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धानि / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhāni / sugandhā¹
Accusative	सुगन्धम् sugandham	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धानि / सुगन्धा¹ sugandhāni / sugandhā¹
Instrumental	सुगन्धेन sugandhena	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धैः / सुगन्धेभिः¹ sugandhaiḥ / sugandhebhiḥ¹
Dative	सुगन्धाय sugandhāya	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धेभ्यः sugandhebhyaḥ
Ablative	सुगन्धात् sugandhāt	सुगन्धाभ्याम् sugandhābhyām	सुगन्धेभ्यः sugandhebhyaḥ
Genitive	सुगन्धस्य sugandhasya	सुगन्धयोः sugandhayoḥ	सुगन्धानाम् sugandhānām
Locative	सुगन्धे sugandhe	सुगन्धयोः sugandhayoḥ	सुगन्धेषु sugandheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: sugandha
• Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀅𑀁𑀥 (suaṃdha)
  • Old Awadhi: सोंध (sondh, “perfume”)
  • Bhojpuri: सोंह (sōnh), सोंहा (sōnhā)
  • Gujarati: સોંધા (sondhā)
  • Hindi: सौंध (saundh, “fragrance”), सौंधा (saundhā, “fragrant”)
  • Punjabi: ਸੋਂਧਾ (sondhā, “fragrant”)
• → Punjabi: ਸੁਗੰਧ (sugandh)
• → Telugu: సుగంధము (sugandhamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “सुगन्ध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1222.