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Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)

Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 AD

Paryāyaratnamālā (पर्यायरत्नमाला) is a synonymous dictionary dealing with botanical terms, mentions plants and herbs used by ancient physicians for medicinal purposes. Authored by Mahdavakara of the 8th C.A.D., the dictionary is not a pure medical dictionary, for the reason that non-medical terms like parvata, jayanta, bhrtya, brahma, etc., are treated in the dictionary. There is no systematic arrangement of words nor any particular division into sections. The printed edition of Tarapad Chowdhary (Patna, 1946) gives 1754 lines, arranged on the basis of classification into synonyms, homonyms and pramāṇa or measures. They are also further divided into full, half, quarter and half-quarter stanzas. Homonyms are listed on the basis of the number of meanings ascribed to each word, like the words having single additional meaning, words having two meanings and words having more than two meanings. Paryāyaratnamālā is frequently quoted in the works of later writers like Sarvananda, Rayamukuta, Bhanujidiksita and others, which testifies to the popularity of the dictionary in those days.

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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.

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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Paryāyaratnamālā (पर्यायरत्नमाला) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—lex. by Maheśvara Miśra. Paris. (Gr. 24). Quoted Oxf. 196^b.

2) Paryāyaratnamālā (पर्यायरत्नमाला):—a vocabulary of medical terms by Mādhavakara. L. 3150. Proceed. Asb. 1869, 125.
—or Rājavallabha, by Rājavallabha. L. 207.

3) Paryāyaratnamālā (पर्यायरत्नमाला):—(q. v.) med. Cop. 103. B. 4, 238. Compare Dravyaguṇa.

Paryāyaratnamālā has the following synonyms: Rājavallabha.

4) Paryāyaratnamālā (पर्यायरत्नमाला):—add L. 207. The third line was taken on trust from Lālmitra.

5) Paryāyaratnamālā (पर्यायरत्नमाला):—a vocabulary of medical terms, by Mādhavakara. Io. 1511. The Paryāyaratnamālā by Rājavallabha, judging from the beginning, seems to be identical.

6) Paryāyaratnamālā (पर्यायरत्नमाला):—a medical glossary. Tb. 175.

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

Paryāyaratnamālā (पर्यायरत्नमाला):—[=pary-āya-ratna-mālā] [from pary-āya > parī] f. Name of [work]

[Sanskrit to German]

Paryayaratnamala in German

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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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Partial matches: Ratnamala, Maala, Paryaya, Mala.

Full-text: Paryayamuktavali, Maheshvara mishra, Madhavakara, Rajavallabha, Ratnamala, Nighantu, Madhava.

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