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Title

Amarakośa
अमरकोश

Authors

• Amarasiṃha

Call number

Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2661
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9975024083503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/972639921

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

In Sanskrit

Summary

Sanskrit lexicon with unidentified commentary at the beginning (f. 2r-2v).

Notes

• Title from colophon (f. 88v); alternate title Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana supplied by cataloger.
   
• Written in 6 lines per leaf.
   
• 88 leaves foliated 2-72, 72-87, [88], upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.
   

Extent

1 item (88 leaves) : 12 x 25 cm

Support

Paper

Colophon

Colophon: ity amarakośe vaiśyavarṇaḥ // (f. 88v).

Subjects topical

• Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Sanskrit
• Sanskrit language--Dictionaries

Genres

• Commentaries
• Dictionaries
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

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