Anekārthasamuccaya
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ID: 109609
Full name: Anekārthasamuccaya
Year: 650 c.
Language: Sanskrit
Discipline: Kośaśāstra
Length: 807 verses
Structure: 6 sections
Alternative names: Śāśvatakośa
Name in local script: अनेकार्थसमुच्चय, शाश्वतकोश
More facts:
- The Śāśvatakośa is an important early lexicon disambiguating the multiple senses of homonyms and near-homonyms.
- It derives much from the corresponding section of the Amarakośa while adding more lexical information gleaned from kāvya sources.
- Later lexicographers like Maṅkha and Hemacandra rely heavily on the Śāśvatakośa.
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This work is an adaptation of: Amarakośa
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People mentioned in this work: Varāhamihira