अश्वगन्ध

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

অশ্বগন্ধ (Assamese script)
ᬅᬰ᭄ᬯᬕᬦ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
অশ্বগন্ধ (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰐𑰡𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀕𑀦𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
အၐွဂန္ဓ (Burmese script)
અશ્વગન્ધ (Gujarati script)
ਅਸ਼੍ਵਗਨ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌗𑌨𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦯ꧀ꦮꦒꦤ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂏𑂢𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
ಅಶ್ವಗನ್ಧ (Kannada script)
អឝ្វគន្ធ (Khmer script)
ອຨ຺ວຄນ຺ຘ (Lao script)
അശ്വഗന്ധ (Malayalam script)
ᠠᡧᠣᠸᠠᡤᠠᠨᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘐𑘡𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
ᠠᠱᢦᠺᠠᠨᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑧋𑧠𑧊𑦰𑧁𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐐𑐣𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
ଅଶ୍ଵଗନ୍ଧ (Odia script)
ꢂꢯ꣄ꢮꢔꢥ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆓𑆤𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖐𑖡𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
අශ‍්වගන්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩞𑩯 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚌𑚝𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
அஶ்வக³ந்த⁴ (Tamil script)
అశ్వగన్ధ (Telugu script)
อศฺวคนฺธ (Thai script)
ཨ་ཤྭ་ག་ནྡྷ (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒑𑒢𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨍𑨝𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of अश्व (aśva, “horse”) +‎ गन्ध (gandha, “smell”), literally “horse's smell” owing to the odor of the plant.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐɕ.ʋɐ.ɡɐn.dʱɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐɕ.ʋɐ.ɡɐn̪.d̪ʱɐ/

Noun

अश्वगन्ध • (aśvagandha) stem, f

ashwagandha

Descendants

→ Bengali: অশ্বগন্ধা (ośśogondha)
→ English: ashwagandha
→ Hindi: अश्वगंधा (aśvagandhā)
→ Kannada: ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಾ (aśvagandhā)
→ Marathi: अश्वगंधा (aśvagandhā)
→ Tamil: அஸ்வகந்தா (asvakantā)
→ Tocharian B: aśvakānt