Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥榃ords with special connotations鈥� of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or 鈥渓exicography鈥� category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
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Words with special connotations
Word terminations, suffixes and genders also play an important role in determining the meaning of the word. 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 in his commentary observes such cases and at times illustrates them with relevant examples from the works of prominent writers and poets.
Such and other words are presented (with notes) and analysed where ever necessary in tabular column for easy reference:
| Words in 础尘补谤补办辞艣补 | 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍鈥檚 remarks | Analysis |
| 惫测腻驳丑谤别'辫颈 辫耻峁囜笉补谤墨办补岣� (III.3.11; p.271) Masculine, neuter (I.9.42; p.68) |
膩pi 艣abd膩ddiggaje | sit膩mbujasitacchatrayostu napu峁僺akam pu峁囜笉ar墨kam | | In the meaning of white lily the word is in nueter gender |
| 办补谤补办腻 (I.2.12; p.25) Feminine |
kama峁囜笉alau ca karaka iti pu峁僺yapi vak峁ati | The word in masculine or neuter gender denotes a pitcher of an ascetic or a pomogranate tree. While in feminine gender denotes a hail. |
| 迟腻谤补办腻 (I.2.22; p.27) 迟腻谤补办腻'pyu岣島 v膩 striy膩m | |
kl墨be'pi 测补肠肠丑腻艣惫补迟补岣モ赌攏ak峁tre c膩k峁madhye ca 迟腻谤补办补峁� 迟腻谤补办腻pi ca 濒补办峁补峁�鈥攄惫颈迟谤补颈谤惫测辞尘苍颈 辫耻谤腻峁嘺尘补耻办迟颈办补驳丑补苍补肠肠丑腻测补颈岣� 蝉迟丑颈迟补峁� t膩rakai岣� | viddha艣膩labha帽jik膩 IV.20 | |
| 腻惫墨肠颈岣� (I.8.1; p.60) Name of a Hell |
膩vantyasm膩dav墨ci岣� | viruddh膩 v墨cayotra v膩 striy膩mapi | | |
| 办辞濒补岣� (I.9.11; p.63) Raft |
测补肠肠丑腻艣惫补迟补岣モ赌�pot峁沺lavakayo岣� 办辞濒补岣� 办辞濒补峁� tu 产补诲补谤墨 phalam | | |
| 产丑奴岣� (II.1.2; p.70) Earth |
bhavatyasm膩tsarva峁� 产丑奴岣� | reph膩nta峁� tvavyaya峁� yath膩bh奴rbhuva岣� sva岣� | | |
| 丑补苍耻岣� (II.6.90; 156) Jaw |
丑补苍迟测腻丑腻谤补峁� 丑补苍耻岣� pu峁僺yapi | | 础尘补谤补办辞艣补 mentions it in feminine gender, 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 adds that it could also be employed in masculine gender. |
| 辫补峁璷'蝉迟谤墨 (II.6.116; p.158) Cloth |
pa峁璦ti vist墨ryate pa峁璦m | 膩蝉迟谤墨ti 肠颈苍迟测补峁� dvayordar艣an膩t | | 辫补峁璱岣� and 辫补峁� are feminine gender words employed in the sense of cloth also. |
| 腻峁噄岣� (II.8.57; p.187) Pin of the axle; the pin or bolt at the end of the pole of a carraige |
膩峁嘺ti 艣abd膩yate'峁噄岣� | lak峁e tv膩峁嚹� | | The word 腻峁噄 meaning axle is also used in Tamil |
| rathira (II.8.77; p.191) The owner of a car |
megh膩rath膩bhy膩bhiranniracau 3203 rathina ityapap膩峁環a岣� | | Rathina is a popular reading accepted by other commentators[1]. |
| 惫腻谤诲丑奴峁岣� (II.9.5; p.201) | lak峁adinnanto'pi yanmanu岣�- 艣rotriyasya kadaryasya vad膩nyasy膩pi v膩rdh奴峁岣� | | 惫腻谤诲丑奴峁岣� | v膩rdh奴峁n | v膩rdh奴峁ka岣�鈥攁ll three forms are found in convention |
| 蝉耻尘补苍补岣� (II.9.18; p.204) Wheat |
su峁ａ弓hu manyate 蝉耻尘补苍补岣� 膩k膩r膩nta岣� | | 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 gives the word termination particularly because there are words ending in 鈥樐佲�� and 鈥�s鈥� denoting different objects such as 蝉耻尘补苍腻-the jasmine; sumanasgood minded or benevolent |
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
It is interesting to observe that R膩yamuku峁璦, p. 613 and Li峁単ayas奴ri, Vol. I, p. 527 accepts both readings; 惭补濒濒颈苍腻迟丑补, Vol. I, p. 528 records only rathina.