Dvirupakosha, Dvirūpakośa, Dvirupa-kosha: 3 definitions
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Dvirupakosha 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 term Dvirūpakośa can be transliterated into English as Dvirupakosa or Dvirupakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)
Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 AD1) Dvirūpakośa (द्विरूपकोश) is a small lexicon having about 75 verses dealing with words which are spelt in two different ways but are similar in sound. For example, asadha and asadha, sasvara and sasvara, kusala and kusala, etc. The lexicon is ascribed to Purusottamadeva.
2) Dvirūpakośa (द्विरूपकोश) is a small lexicon dealing with words having two forms slightly different from one another, in the syllables or gender. Different forms of words like amarsa and amarsa, ankurah and- ankurah, etc., have been treated in the lexicon. It would be quite interesting to find if these differences point to any regional variations. The lexicon is ascribed to Sriharsa who flourished in the second half of the 12th C.A.D.
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: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Dvirūpakośa (द्विरूपकोश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—lex. Cop. 103. Oxf. 194^b. Paris. (Gr. 29 I). Rādh. 10. Quoted by Rāyamukuṭa, by Mallinātha Oxf. 113^a, by Bharatasena on Bhaṭṭikāvya 8, 15. 46. by Bhānujī Oxf. 182^b.
—attributed to Puruṣottamadeva. Io. 1334. L. 471. 2235. Oudh. Xvii, 18.
—attributed to Harsha. Burnell. 51^b. Oppert. 4117. 5552. 5740. 6828. 6918. 8019. Ii, 1086. 8864. Rice. 290.
2) Dvirūpakośa (द्विरूपकोश):—lex. attributed to Puruṣottamadeva. Stein 53.
—attributed to Maheśvara. See Śabdabhedaprakāśa.
3) Dvirūpakośa (द्विरूपकोश):—by Maheśvara. Ulwar 1235.
4) Dvirūpakośa (द्विरूपकोश):—Ak 686.
—by Maheśvara. Bd. 573.
—by Śrīharsha, son of Hīra. Hz. 840. Printed in Granthapradarśanī.
Dvirūpakośa (द्विरूपकोश):—[=dvi-rūpa-kośa] [from dvi-rūpa > dvi] m. a dictionary of words written in 2 ways, [Catalogue(s)]
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, Dvirupa, Koca.
Ends with: Bharatadvirupakosha, Shabdaprakashikadvirupakosha.
Full-text: Bharatadvirupakosha, Shriharsha, Shabdabhedaprakasha, Purushottamadeva, Shri harsha, Shabdabhedanamamala.
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