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candana

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Candana (m. & nt.) [Deriv. unknown. Possibly non- Aryan; but see under canda, Sk. candana] sandal (tree, wood or unguent, also perfume) Vin i.203; A i.9, 145, 226; iii.237; Dh 54; J v.420 (tree, m.); Miln 382; DhA i.422; iv.189 (˚pūjā); VvA 158 (agalu˚ with aloe & sandal); PvA 76. -- Kāsika˚ sandal from Kāsī A iii.391;iv.281; Miln 243, 348; ratta˚ red s. J iv.442; lohita˚ id. A v.22; J i.37; hari˚ yellow s. J i.146.

 -- ussada covered with sandal perfumes Th 1, 267; Pv iii.91 (=candanasārānulitto PvA 211); -- gaṇṭhi (or better gaṇḍi; see the latter) a block of sandal wood Vin ii.110; -- gandhin having a scent of sandal J iii.190; -- vilepana sandal unguent J iv.3. -- sāra choice sandal (wood or perfume) Vv 523, J i.53, 340.