Vishvaprakasha, Viśvaprakāśa, Vishva-prakasha: 4 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Viśvaprakāśa can be transliterated into English as Visvaprakasa or Vishvaprakasha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Kosha (encyclopedic lexicons)
Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 ADViśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश) is a dictionary of homonyms arranged according to the final consonants. Based on the number of syllables the words are further classified into sub-groups. However there is no alphabetical order of arrangement. Hence ready reference to words is difficult. Maheśvara of the 12th C.A.D. is the author of this lexicon which has been quoted by Sarvānanda, Hemacandra, Rāyamukuta and others, which testifies to the popularity of the lexicon. However Medinlkara, a later lexicographer, has criticized the lexicon as 'faulty'.
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
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Viśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—jy. Io. 2716 ([fragmentary]). L. 1903.
Viśvaprakāśa has the following synonyms: Vasiṣṭhasiddhānta.
2) Viśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश):—a homonymic lexicon, composed by Maheśvara in 1111. Jones. 413. Io. 246. 322. 1539. 1937. W. p. 224. Oxf. 187^b. Paris. (B 102. Gr. 39. 40 I). L. 1581. Khn. 50. K. 92. B. 3, 40. Ben. 39. 40. Kāṭm. 10. Pheh. 5. [Oudh 1876-1877], 34 (medical?). Xiv, 32. 108 (medical?). Np. Ix, 14. Burnell. 51^a. Gu. 5. Poona. 230. Oppert. 3487. 3853. Ii, 2440. Rice. 292. W. 1705. Bu7hler 557. Quoted, pilfered, and abused by the Medinīkara, etc. See Viśvakośa. A
—[commentary] to it quoted Oxf. 188^b.
3) Viśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश):—lexicon, by Vācaspati. Sūcīpattra. 6.
4) Viśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश):—jy. See Vasiṣṭhasiddhānta. Viśvaprakāśe Bhūgolakhagolavirodhaparihāra. Np. V, 94.
5) Viśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश):—jy. Quoted by Hemādri in Pariśeṣakhaṇḍa 2, 31. 35.
Viśvaprakāśa has the following synonyms: Vasiṣṭhasiddhānta.
6) Viśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश):—lex. by Maheśvara. Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 86. Oudh. Xxi, 60. Stein 54.
—by Ratnākara (?). Rgb. 507.
7) Viśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश):—lex. by Maheśvara. Ulwar 1243.
8) Viśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश):—a homonymous lexicon, by Maheśvara. Hz. 1149. Peters. 5, 447. Śg. 2, 90.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Viśvaprakāśa (विश्वप्रकाश):—[=viśva-prakāśa] [from viśva] m. Name of a lexicon by Maheśvara (also kāśikā, kāśin)
2) [v.s. ...] Name of sub voce other works.
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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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Prakasha, Vishva.
Starts with: Vishvaprakashapaddhati.
Ends with: Ratnadipavishvaprakasha.
Full-text (+3): Vishvalocana, Vishvaprakashapaddhati, Ratnadipavishvaprakasha, Shabdabhedaprakasha, Vishva, Vishvakosha, Vriddhavasishtha, Bhugolakhagolavirodhaparihara, Brahma, Anka, Garbharupa, Haricandra, Ankakara, Vasishthasiddhanta, Rajanighantu, Goranku, Abhidhanacintamani, Shabdabhedanamamala, Maheshvara, Nanarthashabdakosha.
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