Medinikosha, Medinīkośa, Medini-kosha: 2 definitions

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Medinikosha 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 Medinīkośa can be transliterated into English as Medinikosa or Medinikosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Medinīkośa (मेदिनीकोश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Medinīkara. Jones. 413. Io. 951. 2810. 2813. 2835. K. 92 (and—[commentary]). B. 3, 40. Ben. 33. Kāṭm. 9. Rādh. 11. Oudh. Xvi, 60. Np. Ii, 100. Burnell. 51^b. H. 166. Oppert. 2675. 2966. 3462. 3836. 5754. 6640. Ii, 1140. 5246. 5991. Quoted in Bhūriprayoga Oxf. 192^a, in Asālatikośa Oxf. 194^a, in Śivakośa Oxf. 195^b.

Medinīkośa has the following synonyms: Nānārthakośa.

2) Medinīkośa (मेदिनीकोश):—a homonymic lexicon, by Medinīkara. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 71. Peters. 4, 33. Rgb. 515. 516. Stein 54 (inc.).

3) Medinīkośa (मेदिनीकोश):—lexicon, by Medinīkara, son of Prāṇakara. Ulwar 1239.

4) Medinīkośa (मेदिनीकोश):—lexicon by Medinīkara. Peters. 5, 445. 446. Śg. 2, 89 (inc.). Tod 93 (the author’s father is here called Pāṭūṇakara).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Medinīkośa (मेदिनीकोश):—[=medinī-kośa] [from medinī > med] m. See above.

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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.

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