Amarakośa

Liṅgānuśāsana, Nāmaliṅgānuśāsanam

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"A work of lexicography by Amarasiṁha (active 500 c.), containing synonyms for different categories of words. It is divided into three kāṇḍas, svargādikāṇḍa, bhuvargādikāṇḍa and sāmānyādikāṇḍa. The manuscript contains all three chapters."

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Extra Author: Amarasiṁha
Extra Collection: Kenneth G. Zysk Indological Collection
Extra Condition: Partially Torn
Extra Date Of The Ms.: Saṃvat 1922 (1865 ce.)
Extra Folia: "146"
Extra Identifier: 112469_V045A_4216_CS
Extra Material: Paper
Extra Owner: Bhāgavad Dās, Vijaya Nanda Tripāṭhin
Extra Physical Completeness: Complete
Extra Sheet Dimensions: 10.5x4.5 in.
Extra Sub Collection: Varanasi Collection (first)
Author: Amarasiṁha

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Reference number: 112469_V045A_4216_CS
Author / attributed author: Amarasiṁha
Language: Sanskrit
Script: Devanagari
Subject: Kośaśāstra
Place of origin: Denmark
Repository / institution: University of Copenhagen
Public access: Published public record

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Varanasi Collection (first)