Amarakośa. Kāṇḍa 1, circa 1700-1850
अमरकोश. काण्ड १, १७००-१८५०
- Description
- Manuscript is used for consultation and study and is one of the oldest Sanskrit dictionaries and lexicons; contains the first section (kāṇḍa) of the text. Work also known by the title Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana and contains a commentary running parallel above and below the main text.
- Creator
- Amarasiṃha
- Form
- manuscripts (documents)
- dictionaries
- commentaries
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit
- Date
- 1700
- Language
- Sanskrit
- Subject
- Sanskrit language -- Lexicography
- Sanskrit language
- Sanskrit language -- Dictionaries
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Sanskrit
- Collection
- Collection of Indic Manuscripts
- Extent
- 1 item (30 leaves) : paper ; 15 x 31 cm
- Notes
- Title from title page (f. 1r); alternate title Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana from colophon (f. 29v); title of commentary Amarakośaṭīkā from commentary colophon (f. 29v).
- Written in 12-15 lines per leaf.
- 30 leaves foliated 1-30, upper left and lower right verso.
- Colophon: ity amarasiṃhakṛtau nāmaliṃgānuśāsane // svarādikāṃḍaḥ prathamaḥ sāṃga eva samarthitaḥ // 281 // (f. 29v).
- Colophon of commentary: iti sukaṭhanakaropākhyam amarakośaṭīkāyāṃ śiśubodhinyāṃ svarādi kāṃḍaḥ prathamaḥ samāptaḥ // śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇam astu // vikārisaṃvacharaphālguṇavadhyapratipadābhomavāsaretāsa 12 idaṃ pustakaṃ samāptāṃ // (f. 29v-30r).
- Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line.
- In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
- Related works
- Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p31j97n71
- Also listed in
- Penn Libraries Catalog
- Physical Location
- Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1481
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Resource Type
- Text
The Penn Libraries is committed to producing, preserving, and providing access to knowledge. We make materials accessible to improve information equity and enhance teaching, research, and learning. Some materials may be considered offensive and do not represent opinions, values, positions or norms that are held by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries. Where possible, we strive to present these materials within the historical or cultural context they were created by providing descriptive information.