Finally found an English word that means "mrudgandh" - petrichor ( http://bestofwikipedia.tumblr.com/post/212747211 , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor )
Apparently comes from petros = stone and ichor = the fluid that is supposed to flow in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology. It was coined by two Australian researchers for an article in the journal Nature.
But it doesn't sound anywhere as good mrudgandh does. "Mrudgandh" sounds beautiful, poetic even, conjuring up an image of the first rains of the season on dry parched soil and bringing a waft of that sweet smell to your mind.
4 comments:
Finally!!!! You found a word for Mrudgandh and resuscitated your dying blog (prev post Nov 2008 !!! WTF)
And I agree it is nowhere close to "Mrudgandh". Petrichor has a "chor" in it -- will always be a 'churaya hua' concept. :)
Whats it been? An 10 months? 12 months? Wow!! and though not as wordy as your cooking escapades, i think you are back..! Good enough.. :)
The pensieve bowl was waiting for the silvery stuff...!!
Insert a wisecrack here about coming back to life :P :)
mrudgandha - marathi bhasheshivay gatyantar nahi ha experience samjavayla... :)
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