Unadinighantu, Uṇādinighaṇṭu, Unadi-nighantu: 2 definitions

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Unadinighantu 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.

India history and geography

[«previous next»] — Unadinighantu in Kosha glossary
Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 AD

Uṇādinighaṇṭu (उणादिनिघण्टु) is a small lexicon having about 700 verses ascribed to Vehkatesvara of the 17th/18th C.A.D. It has five sections dealing with all the terms coming under the uṇādisutras. The author says in the introduction that king Shahaji appointed him to compile the lexicon.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Unadinighantu in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Uṇādinighaṇṭu (उणादिनिघण्टु) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Oppert. 688.

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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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