Description
ncyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit Words
Compiled by Raja Radhakant Deb
The Shabdalalpadruma is an encyclopaedic dictionary of
Sanskrit words arranged in alphabetical order giving the
etymological origin of words according to Paninian grammar. It
gives their gender, various meanings and synonyms and
illustrates their syntactical usage. It also furnished the various
connotations of each word using citations drawn from various
authoritative sources such as the Veda, the Epic, the
Upanishads, and the Puranas as well Sanskrit texts of Tantra,
Ayurveda, music, art astrology, rhetoric and prosody.
This renowned Sanskrit lexicon was compiled by a team of
Bengali scholars let by Raja Radhakant Deb. Its first volume
was published in 1822 while the last one was published in 1856.
This classic Sanskrit dictionary and would lend authority and
gravitas to any Indological library.
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