As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
‘diffusing scent or fragrance to the distance of a Yojana’, musk
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
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Dictionary citations
yojana—gandhā f. ‘diffusing scent or fragrance to the distance of a Yojana’, musk, L.
N. of Satya-vatī (mother of Vyāsa), MBh.; Kād. (also ˚dhikā, L.)
of Sītā, L.
yojanagandhā f. (-ndhā) 1 Musk. 2 A name of SĪTĀ. 3 A name of SATYAVATĪ, the mother of the sage and poet VYĀSA. E. yojana a Yojana, and gandha smell; whose odour is perceptible miles off; also with kan added, fem. form, yojanagandhikā.
Alternative readings
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