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Nirukta pūrvaṣaṭka, circa 1700-1850.
निरुक्त पुर्वशट्क

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Format:
Manuscript
Author/Creator:
Yāska, attributed name.
Standardized Title:
Nirukta. Selections
Language:
Sanskrit
Subjects (All):
Vedic language--Synonyms and antonyms.
Vedic language.
Vedic philology.
Sanskrit language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Sanskrit language.
Sanskrit language--Etymology.
Genre:
Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Manuscripts.
Controlled vocabularies.
Physical Description:
1 item (86 leaves) : paper ; 24 x 11 cm
Contained In:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts. Item 34
Place of Publication:
circa 1700-1850.
१७००-१८५०.
Language Note:
In Sanskrit (Devanāgari)
Summary:
Early grammar explaining the meaning of words, especially in the Vedic context; rules of word formation, roots, etymologies, etc., as well as a glossary of terms.
Notes:
Written 7-9 lines per leaf.
86 leaves foliated 1-86, upper left and lower right verso.
Accented in red. Some marginal corrections. Mistakes crossed out in black.
Colophon: iti nirukte pūrvaṣaṭke ṣaṣṭo 'dhyāyaḥ // śrīsītārāmacaṃdrārpaṇamastu // svārthaṃparārthaṃ // cha //
Cited in:
Listed in H. I. Poleman, Census of Indic Manuscripts in the United States and Canada (New Haven, Conn.: American Oriental Society, 1938), Poleman 342 (UP 34).
Cited as:
UPenn Ms. Coll. 390, Item 34
OCLC:
155918920

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