Shivakosha, Śivakośa, Shiva-kosha: 4 definitions
Introduction:
Shivakosha 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 Śivakośa can be transliterated into English as Sivakosa or Shivakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)
Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 ADŚivakośa (शिवकोश) also deals with medical terms giving their homonyms. The arrangement is according to the final syllable of the word and also on the basis of the number of syllables in a word. Śivadatta (17th C.A.D.) the author of the work, quotes a number of authorities like Śāśvata, Amara, Halāyudha, and others.
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) Śivakośa (शिवकोश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—lexicon, by Śivadatta. Oxf. 195^a.
2) Śivakośa (शिवकोश):—lexicon, by Śivadatta.
—[commentary] Śivaprakāśa by the same. Stein 54.
Śivakośa (शिवकोश):—[=śiva-kośa] [from śiva] m. Name of a dictionary of synonyms of trees and medicinal plants by Śiva-datta.
[Sanskrit to German]
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: Shiva, Kosha, Koca, Civa.
Full-text: Shivadatta mishra, Shivadatta, Shabdarnava, Nanarthakosha, Haravali, Medinikosha.
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