As a deity name
Name 814 of the Shiva Sahasranāma — Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva), as taught by Sage Tandi to Sage Upamanyu
As a Hindi name
सुगंध · masculine
scent, fragrance, aroma, any pleasant smell
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi सुगन्ध — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सुगन्ध (sugandha). Doublet of सौंध (saundh). By surface analysis, सु- (su-) + गंध (gandh).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
su—gandha m. a fragrant smell, fragrance, R.
a perfume, Yājñ.; VarBṛ. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
N. of Śiva (accord. to = śobhano gandhāra-deśodbhavaḥ)
Scripturally attested Verified split — attested membersMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "sugandhārāya" is the dative of "sugandhāra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
su—gandhāra m. N. of Śiva (accord. to Nīlak. = śobhano gandhāra-deśodbhavaḥ), MBh.
Alternative readings
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