दुर्गन्धि

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dužg(ʰ)andʰiš (“bad smelling, having an offensive smell”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬲𐬔𐬀𐬌𐬧𐬙𐬌 (dužgaⁱṇti, “bad smelling”). See गन्ध (gandha) for other cognates.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /duɾ.ɡɐ́n.dʱi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪uɾˈɡɐn̪.d̪ʱi/

दुर्गन्धि • (durgándhi) stem

1. foul-smelling, stinking, malodorous
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda 8.6.12:

     ये सूर्यं न तितिक्षन्त आतपन्तम् अमुं दिवः ।
     अरायान् बस्तवासिनो दुर्गन्धींल् लोहितास्यान् मककान् नाशयामसि ॥

     ye sūryaṃ na titikṣanta ātapantam amuṃ divaḥ.
     arāyān bastavāsino durgandhīṃl lohitāsyān makakān nāśayāmasi.

     All those who cannot bear the Sun who warms us yonder from the sky,
     Arāyas with the smell of goats, malodorous, with bloody mouths, the Makakas we drive afar.

• Prakrit: 𑀤𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀁𑀥𑀺 (duggaṃdhi)