Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates ‘Fauna (12): Synonyms added by Kshirasvamin’ of the study on 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.
Fauna (12): Synonyms added by Kṣīrasvāmin
| Fauna | Main name in Amarakośa | Words added by Kṣīrasvāmin |
| Tiger | Vyāghra (II. 5. 1; p. 124) | citrakāya, pañcaśikha |
| Elephant | Ibha (II. 8. 36; p. 183) | sāmaja[1], sindhura and kumbhī |
| Cuckoo | Pikaḥ (II. 5. 20; p. 128) | kalakaṇṭha and tāmrākṣa |
| Raven | Droṇakākaḥ (II. 5.22; p. 128-9) | droṇakākaḥ, vṛddhakāka, adrikāka, dagdhakāka and vanāśraya[2] |
| Peacock | Mayūraḥ (II. 5.31; p. 130) | candraka and śuṅkāpāṅga |
| Fire-fly | Khadyota (II. 5.29; p. 130) | indragopaka, jyotirmālī and kīṭamāṇikyam |
| Thousand teeth fish | Sahasradaṃṣṭra (I.9. 18; p. 64) | Vādāla[3] |
| Sheat fish | Pāṭhīna (I. 9. 18; p. 64) | Citravallī |
| Rhinoceros | Gaṇḍaka (II. 5. 4; p. 125) | vādhrīṇasa |
| Buffalo | Mahiṣaḥ (II. 5. 4; p. 125) | Rajasvalā |
| Donkey | Gardabha (II. 9.77, p. 222) | krūra and śaṅkukaraṇa |
| Mouse | Bālamūṣikā (II. 5.12) | kharvākhu[4] |
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Cf. Sisupalavadham, XII. 11; XVII. 33
[2]:
Kṣīrasvāmin adds quoting the Rājanighaṇṭu (6. 486) –vṛddhakākodrikāko vā yadāhuḥ -droṇakāko dugdhakāko vṛddhakāko vanāśrayaḥ |