Shighrabodhininamamala, Śīghrabodhinīnāmamālā, Shighrabodhini-namamala: 2 definitions

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Shighrabodhininamamala means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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 Śīghrabodhinīnāmamālā can be transliterated into English as Sighrabodhininamamala or Shighrabodhininamamala, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)

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

Śīghrabodhinīnāmamālā (शीघ्रबोधिनीनाममाला) is a voluminous lexicon having around 472 verses, the author of which is not known. Aufrecht has reported the availability of a single manuscript of this lexicon at the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal (Catalogus Catalogorum, i, 656.6). The lexicon has four parts. The first part deals with the names of different parts of human body and things related to women, the second part deals with inanimate objects, the third part with the enumeration of celestial objects and the fourth one with words having several meanings, synonyms, prepositions, names of arts and sciences, etc.

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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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India history and geography

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Source: Shodhganga: a concise history of Sanskrit Chanda literature (history)

Śīghrabodhinīnāmamālā (शीघ्रबोधिनीनाममाला) is the name of a work ascribed to Puṇḍarīkaviṭṭhala (16th century): a well known scholar in music as well as in Dharmaśāstra, Alaṅkāraśāstra and chandas whose erudite scholarship has touched the height of excellence, which can be judged only from his compositions (e.g., Śīghrabodhinī-nāmamālā). Also see “New Catalogus Catalogorum” XII. p. 109; also XXIX. p. 86.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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