Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)

by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048

Hinduism Linguistics Vyakarana

Summary: This essay studies the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or “lexicography” category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.

Alternative titles: Amarakośodghāṭana (अमरकोशोद्घाटन), Amarakoṣodghāṭana (अमरकोषोद्घाटन), Amarakośa (अमरकोश), Amarakoṣa (अमरकोष), Amarakosodghatana, Amarakosa.

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Contents of this online book ( + / - )

The full text of the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) in English is available here and publically accesible (free to read online). Of course, I would always recommend buying the book so you get the latest edition. You can see all this book’s content by visiting the pages in the below index:

+ Chapter 1 - Kośa Literature–A Brief Survey

. Introduction (Kośa Literature–A Brief Survey)

. Pre-Amarakośa Lexicographers

. Post-Amarakośa Lexicographers and Lexicons

. Amarakośa of Amarasiṃha

. Commentaries on Amarakośa

. Need for the present study

+ Chapter 2 - Kṣīrasvāmin: Life and Works

. Introduction (Kṣīrasvāmin: Personal details)

. Native Place of Kṣīrasvāmin

. Date of Kṣīrasvāmin

. Works of Kṣīrasvāmin

. Amarakośodghāṭana (Introduction)

+ Chapter 3 - Social Aspects

. Cāturvarṇya System

. The four Āśramas

. Professions, Servants and Employed persons

. Family system

. Position of Women

. Daily Life (1): Food and Drinks

. Daily Life (2): Dress and Ornaments

. Daily Life (3): Perfumes

. Daily Life (4): Household Articles

. Town Planning (1): City

. Town Planning (2): Shop and Market

. Town Planning (3): Royal houses

. Town Planning (4): Other Constructions

. Town Planning (5): Roads

. Economics (1): Trade and commerce

. Economics (2): Banking

. Economics (3): Goods of trade

. Economics (4): Measures, Weights and Coinage

. Economics (5): Means of Transportation

. Pastimes and Games

. Politics and Administration (1): The State requisites of regal administration

. Politics and Administration (2): Defence and Foreign Policy

. Politics and Administration (3): Saṃsphoṭa (War)

. Politics and Administration (4): War strategy

. Politics and Administration (5): Law and Administration

. Politics and Administration (6): Dangers

. Politics and Administration (7): Women rulers

. Politics and Administration (8): Social Evils

. Internal Anatomy

. External Anatomy

. Physical Deformities

. Diseases and Impurities

. Prevention and Precautions

. Division of Time

. Units of time

. Day and night for the Manes, Gods and Brahma

. Miscellaneous (1): Geographical Data

. Miscellaneous (2): Varieties of poison (Viṣabheda)

. Miscellaneous (3): Omens (Nimitta)

+ Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects

. Education (1): Teachers

. Education (2): Students

. Education (3): Knowledge

. Education (4): Language and literature

. Education (5): Linguistic principles

. Education (6): Literature

. Education (8): Knowledge of Metres and Figures of speech

. Education (9): Knowledge in Mathematics

. Education (10): Knowledge in Archery

. Music (Nāṭya-varga)

. Musical instruments (e.g., Stringed, Percussions, Cymbals and Wind-blown)

. Tāla (beat) or Measure of time

. Dhruvā songs

. Three types of Dance

. Drama and the Elements of a Dramatic play

. Architecture (Buildings in a City)

. Customs, Belief and Rituals (Introduction)

. Belief in the presence of evil spirits

. Religion, Religious Myths and Legends (Introduction)

. Jainism (The Nirgranthas)

. Buddhism and Buddhist philosophy

. Vedic Sacrifices

. The Concept of Heaven

. Gods and Divinities

. The Divine Attendants

. Mythical Informations

. Philosophy (Introduction)

. Philosophy (1): Some concepts of Sāṅkhyā philosophy

. Philosophy (2): Yoga (Patañjali)

. Philosophy (3): Nyāya and Vaiśeṣika

. Philosophy (4): The Upaniṣads

. Philosophy (5): Bhagavad Gītā

. Philosophy (6): Advaita

. Philosophy (7): Buddhist philosophical concepts

. Jaina philosophical concepts

+ Chapter 5 - Aspects of Nature

. Atmosphere, space, direction, etc.

. Earth and its aspects

. Flora (1): Habitat

. Flora (2): Basic Classification of Plants

. Flora (3): Parts of the Plants

. Flora (4): Ficus family

. Flora (5): Trees

. Flora (6): Creepers

. Flora (7): Shrubs

. Flora (8): Herbs

. Flora (9): Common weed

. Flora (10): Roots

. Flora (11): Bulbs and tubers

. Flora (12): Mushrooms

. Flora (13): Grasses

. Flora (14): Vegetables

. Flora (15): Hydrophytes and Phylum algae

. Flora (16): Aromatic plants

. Fauna (1): Information on Fauna (Animal Kingdom)

. Fauna (2-3): Division of Animals based on their origin

. Fauna (4): Wild animals

. Fauna (5): Domesticated Animals (a): Elephants

. Fauna (5): Domesticated Animals (b): Horse (Aśva)

. Fauna (5): Domesticated animals (c): Large bull

. Fauna (5): Domesticated animals (d): Cow

. Fauna (6): Snakes

. Fauna (7): Aquatic Animals

. Fauna (8): Birds

. Fauna (9): Other Fauna

. Fauna (10): Miscellaneous information relating to Fauna

. Fauna (11): Gender speciality related to animals

. Fauna (12): Synonyms added by Kṣīrasvāmin

+ Chapter 6 - Grammatical Aspects

. Introduction (Kṣīrasvāmin’s knowledge of grammar)

. Grammatical explanation of Amarakośa’s preamble

. Etymological Derivations of Kṣīrasvāmin

. Kṣīrasvāmin and Mahābhāṣya

. Some remarks of Kṣīrasvāmin on Variant Readings

. Kṣīrasvāmin and other schools of Sanskrit grammar (Introduction)

. Kṣīrasvāmin’s citations of Bhoja

. Cāndra system of grammar

. Deviation from convention (Introduction)

. Critical comments by Bhānuji Dīkṣita on certain derivations of Kṣīrasvāmin

. Words with special connotations

. Avyayas or Indeclinables

Chapter 7 - Evaluation

Appendix II - Padacandrikā

Appendix III - Synonyms of Flora (Vanauṣadhi-varga)

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