Dharanikosha, Dharaṇikośa, Dharani-kosha, Dharaṇīkośa: 4 definitions
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Dharanikosha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit terms Dharaṇikośa and Dharaṇīkośa can be transliterated into English as Dharanikosa or Dharanikosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)
Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 ADDharaṇikośa (धरणिकोश) of Dharaṇidhara (earlier than the 12th C.A.D.), is arranged after the final letters of the words and also the number of syllables in a word, as found in Medinikośa. The title of this lexicon is Anekārthasāra as recorded by the author. The work is based on the works of earlier writers.
Kosha (कोश, kośa) refers to Sanskrit lexicons intended to provide additional information regarding technical terms used in religion, philosophy and the various sciences (shastra). The oldest extant thesaurus (kosha) dates to the 4th century AD.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryDharaṇikośa (धरणिकोश) or Dharaṇīkośa (धरणीकोश).—Name of the Dictionary of धरणीदास (dharaṇīdāsa).
Dharaṇikośa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharaṇi and kośa (कोश).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus CatalogorumDharaṇikośa (धरणिकोश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—lexicon, by Dharaṇidāsa. Io. 1511. Rādh. 10. Quoted by Medinīkara, Rāyamukuṭa, Ujjvaladatta, Gadasiṃha, and others.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharaṇikośa (धरणिकोश):—[=dharaṇi-kośa] [from dharaṇi > dhara] m. Name of the Dictionary of Dharaṇi-dāsa.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Kosha, Dharani, Koca, Tarani.
Full-text: Dharanidasa, Anekarthadhvanimanjari.
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