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 A LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE DICTIONARY 

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Of the names of works or authors.

N.B. Except where otherwise specified, the Editions of works referred to

are mostly those printed at Calcutta.

 Ait.Br. Aitareya Brāhmana (Bombay).

 Ak. Amarkosa (Bombay).
 A.L. Ā nandalahari.
nandalahari.
 Amaru. Amarusataka (Nirnaya Sagara, 1916).
 Ā past.
past. Ā pastamba.
pastamba.
 A.R ām. Adhyatma Rām ā yana.
 yana.
 A.R. Anargharāghava (Published in the
K ā vyam
 vyamālā).
 Ā ry.S.
ry.S. Ā ryavidy
ryavidyāsudhākara (Bombay).
 Ā rya.S.
rya.S. Ā ry
ryāsaptasat ī (Published in the
Kavyamala).
 Asvad. Asvadhat ī (Published in the
Subhisitaratnakara).
 Ā sval.
sval. Ā saval
savalā yana’s
 yana’s Sutras.
 Av. Atharava-Veda. (ed. by Pandit
Satawalekar).
Baudhay. Baudhayana.
Bg. Bhagavadgita (Tilak Edition).
Bh. Bhartrihari’s three satakas (the figures
1. 2. 3. after Bh. denoting Sringara°, Niti,° and Vairagya°). Niti and
 Vairagya - Oriental Publishing Company (Bombay). Sringara - Nirnaya
Sagara, 1925.

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B.P. Bhavisya Purana.

Bhav.P. Bhavisyottara Purana.
Bhag. Bhagavata (V. Ramaswamy Sastrulu &
Sons, Madras).
Bhar.Ch. Bharatachampu (Bombay).
Bhasa P. Bhasaparichchheda.
Bhava P. Bhavaprakasa.
B ī j. B ī jaganita.
Bil.Ch. Bilhanacharitam.
Bk. Bhattikavya (Nirnaya Sagara, 1928).
Bm. Bharatamanjari.
B.R. Balaramayana (Benaras).
B. and R. Bothlingk and Roth.
Brav.P Brahmavaivarta Purana.
Bri.S. Varihamihira’s Bṛihatsamhita
( लीवे ट
े र  े स्,  कयाण - मु बई  1897)
Bṛi.Kath. Bṛihatkatha.
Br.Sut. Brahmasutras.
Bṛi. Ā r.Up., Bṛi.Up. Bṛihadiranyakopanisad ( साथ  उिपनषसह  -
 ह . र .  भागवत , 1914)
Bu.Ch. Buddhacharitam (A.C. Bhat & Co., l91l).
Bv. Bhaminivilasa (D.V. Sadhale & Co.
Bombay).
Chand.K. Chandakausika.
Chandr. Chandraloka.
Chan. Chanakyasataka.
Chat. Chatakastaka (In two parts.)
Ch.P. Chaurapanchasika.
Chand.M. Chhandomanjari.

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Ch.Up. Chhandogyopanisad ( साथ  उिपनषसह  -

 ह . र .  भागवत , 1914)
Day.B., Day. Dayabhaga.
D.Bhag. Devibhagavata.
Dhan.V. Dhananjayavijaya.
Dhanur. Dhanurveda Samhita (ीवे  कटेर  े.  शके
1823).
Dharm. Dharmaviveka.
Dhurt. Dhurtasamagama.
Dk. Dasakumaracharita (Bombay).
D.R. Dasarupa (Hall’s edition).
Dri.S. Dristantasataka.
Enm. Ekarthanamamala of Saubhari.
Gaut.S., or Gaut.Sut. Gautamasutra.
Ghat. Ghatakarparakavya.
G īrvāṇa.   गीवा ण  लघु काे श .
G īt. G ītagovinda.
G.L. Gangalahari.
G.M. Ganaratnamahodadhi of Vardhamana.
Goladh. Goladhyaya.
H. Hitopadesa (अाय भू षण  े
   स्,  पु णे, 1933).
H.Pr.   हताे पदेश-  तावका .
Halay. Halayudha.
Hariv. Harivamsa ( चशाळा ,  पु णे, 1936).
Hch. Harsacharita.
H.D. Hamsaduta.
Hem. Hemachandra.
Īsop. Īsopanisad ( साथ  उिपनषसह  -  ह . र .  भागवत ,
1914).

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 J.N.V. Jaiminiyanyayamalavistara
(Goldstucker’s Edition.)
K. Kadambari (Bombay).
Kam. Kamandakanitisara.
Kasi. Kasikavritti (Benares).
Karpur. Karpuramanjari (Published in
Kavyamala.)
Kath. Kathopanisad ( साथ  उिपनषसह  -  ह . र .
 भागवत , 1914).
Katy. Katyayana.
Kaus. Kausikasutra.
Kaus.Br. Kausitaki Brahmana.
Kaus.Up. Kausitakyupanishad.
Kau.A. Kautiliya Arthasastra (by Dr. Shama
Sastry, 1924).
Kav. Kavyadarsa.
Kavyal. Kavyalankara (Published in Kavyamala).
Ken. Kenopanisad ( साथ  उिपनषसह  -  ह . र .
 भागवत , 1914).
Ki. Kiratarjuniya (Nirnaya Sagara, 1922).
 īr.K.
K  K īrtikaumudi
  (Bombay).
K.P. Kavyaprakasa.
Ks. Kathasaritsagara.
Ku. Kumarasambhava (Nirnaya Sagara,
1916).
Kull. Kulluka.
Kusurn. Kusumanjali.
Kuval. Kuvalayananda.
L.D.B. List of Prof. Dineshchandra

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Bhattacharya.
Lil. Lilavati.
L.V. Lalitavistara.
M. Malavikagnimitra (Prin. R.D.
Karmarkar, 1933).
Madh.N. Madhavanidana.
Mahan. Mahanataka.
Mal. Malatimadhava (Oriental Publishing
Co., Bombay, 1913).
Malli. Mallinatha.
Mana. Manasara (ed. by Acharya).
Mand. Mandukyopanisad ( साथ  उिपनषसह  -  ह . र .
 भागवत , 1914).
Mark.P. Markandeya Purana.
Matanga. Matangalila of Nilakantha.
Mb. Mahabharata ( चशाळा ,  पु णे, 1929-33)
Mbh. Mahabhasya (Bombay).
Me. Meghaduta (R.D. Karmarkar, 1938).
Med. Medinikosa.
Mita. Mitaksari (Bombay).
M īm. M īmamsa.
Mk. Mrichhakatika (R.D. Karmarkar, 1937).
Moha M. Mohamudgara.
Ms. Manusmriti (J.M. Gurjar, Bombay, 1894).
Mu. Mudraraksasa (Royal Book Stall,
Poona, 1948).
Mugdha. Mugdhabodha.
Munda. Mundakopanisad ( साथ  उिपनषसह  -  ह . र .
 भागवत , 1914).

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Mv. Mahaviracharita (Nirnaya Sagara, 1926).

M.W. Monier Williams.
N. Naisadhacharita (Nirnaya Sagara, 1933).
Nag. Nagananda.
Nala. Nalopakhyana (Bombay).
Nalod. Nalodaya.
Nir. Nirukta.
N īti. N ītisara.
N ītipra. N ītipradipa.
Nra. Nanarthamanjari of Raghava.
P. Panini’s Astadhyayi.
Pad.D. Padankaduta.
Panch. Pancharatra.
Parnal. Parnalaparvatagrahanakhyana.
P.P. Parvatiparinaya.
P.R. Prasannaraghava.
Prab. Prabodhachandrodaya (Bombay).
Prasna.Up. Prasnopanisad ( साथ  उिपनषसह  -  ह . र .
 भागवत , 1914).
Pratijña. Pratijña Yaugandharayana.
Priy.D Priyadarsika.
Pt. Panchatantra - Chap, I, IV, V (अाय भू षण 
 
 े स्,  पु णे, 1893), - Chap. II and III (Oriental Publishing Company, Bombay,
1912).
R. Raghuvamsa (R.A. Sagoon, Bombay
1897).
Raj.P. Rajaprasasti.
Raj.T. Rajatarangini.
Ram. Ramayana (Nirnaya Sagara, 1888)

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Ram.ch. Ramacharitam by Yuvaraja Kavi.

Ras.M. Rasamanjari.
Ratn. Ratnavali (Padhye, Yande, Manerikar
& Co. Bombay, 1907).
R.G. Rasagangadhara (Prof. R.B. Athavale).
Ṛ .S. Ṛ itusamhara (V.R. Nerurkar, Bombay,
1916).
Ṛ 
 v. Ṛ igveda (Pandita Satawalekar and
 V.S. Mandala, Poona).
Ṛ 
 v.Pr. Ṛ igveda Pratisakhya.
Ś. Śakuntalam (Shiralkar & Co. Poona,
1902).
Śabdak. Śabdakalpadruma.
Śabda.ch. Śabdachintamani (Sanskrit-Gujrati
Dictionary by Ramanabhai Nilkanth, 1899).
Śan.K., Śankhya.K. Śankhyakarika.
Śan.S. Śankhyasutra.
Sar.K. Sarasvatikanthabharana.
Sarva.S. or Sar.S. Sarvadarsanasamgraha.
Śat.Br. Śatapatha Brahmana.
Say. Sayana.
Ś.B. Śarirabhasya.
S.D. Sahityadarpana.
Śi. Śisupalavadha (Nirnaya Sagara, 1902).
Sid.Mukt. or Mukta. Siddhantamuktavali.
Śik. Śiksa.
Śiva B. Śivabharata by Paramananda.
Śiva P. Śiva Purana.
Sk. Siddhanta-Kaumudi.

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Skanda P. Skanda Purana.

S.L. Sudhalahari (Published in the
Kavyamala).
Śrut. Srutabodha.
Ś.Til. Sringaratilaka.
Subh. Subhasitaratnakara (Bombay).
Subhas. Subhasita.
Subh.Ratn. Subhasitaratnabhandagara (Bombay).
Śukra. Śukraniti ( रा . गाे.  शाी , अालबाग  छापखाना )
Sukti. Suktisundara.
Surya S. Suryasiddhanta.
Susr. Susruta.
Sv. Samaveda.
Ś vet.Up. Ś vetasvataropanisad.
Tarka.K. Tarkakaumudi (Bombay).
Trik. Trikandasesa.
T. Ā r. Taittiriya  Ā ranyaka.
T.Up. Taittiriya Upanisad.
T.Br. Taittiriya Brahmana.
Ts. Taittiriya Samhita.
T.S. Tarkasamgraha (Bombay).
Tv. Taranatha’s Vachaspatyam.
U. Uttararamacharita (P.V. Kane,
Bombay, 1915)
Udb. Udbhata.
Ud.D. Uddhavaduta.
Ud.S. Uddhavasandesa.
Ujjval. Ujjvaladatta.
Un. Unadisutras.

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Up. Upanisad.
 V. Vikramorvasiyam (R.D. Karmarkar,
1932).
 Vagb. Vagbhata.
 Vais. Vaisesika.
 Vais.Sut. Vaisesikasutras.
 Vaj. Vajasaneyi Samhita ( मनाे हर  थमाला ,  पु णे,
1942).
 Vak.P. Vakyapadiya.
 Vall.Subh. Vallabhadeva’s Subhasitavali (Bombay).
 Vas. Vasavadatta (Nirnaya Sagara, 1940)
 Vatsy. Vatsyayana Kamasutra.
 Vb. Viddhasalabhanjika (Bombay).
 Ve. Venisamhara (A.B. Gajendragadkar,
1941)
 Vedanta P. Vedantaparibhasa.
 Vet. Vetalapanchavimsati.
 Vid. Vidagdhamukhamandana.
 Vikr. Vikramankadevacharita (Bombay)
 īr.M.
 V  V īramitrodaya.
 
 Vis.Guna. Visvagundarsachampu (Nirnaya
Sagara, 1915).
 V.May. Vyavaharamayukha (Mr. Mandalik’s
Edition).
 Vop. or Bop. Vopadeva.
 V.P. Vishnu Purana.
 V.Ratna. Vrittaratnakara.
 Vrind.Ś. Vrindavanasataka.
 V.Sah. Vishnusahaaranama.

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 Y. Yajñavalkya Smriti (Nirnaya Sagara,

1926)
 Yoga S. Yogasutras.
 Yv., Yaj. Yajurveda (Pandit Satevalekar ed.)
—
 After the Abbreviations given above, where one Arabic figure is followed
by another, the former indicates the canto, chapter, part, act &c., and the
latter, the number of the verse.
 A single Arabic figure indicates the page, act, &c.
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Grammatical and other Abbreviations and Symbols

 Ā . or  Ā tm. Ā tmanepada.

a. Adjective.
abl. Ablative.
acc. Accusative.
adv. Adverb.
alg. Algebra.
 Arith. Arithmetic.
 A.S. Anglo-Saxon.
astr. Astronomy.
astrol. Astrology.
 Avyay ī. Avyay ībhā va.
Bah. Bahuvr īhi.
Caus. Causal.
cf. Compare.
Com. Commentary.
Comp. Compound.

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dat. Dative.
Den. Denominative.
Desid. Desiderative.
du. Dual.
e.g. Exempli gratia, for example.
Eng. English.
Etym., Ety. Etymology.
f. or fem. Feminine.
fig. Figurative.
fr. From.
freq. Frequentative.
gen. Genitive.
Germ. German.
Goth. Gothic.
Gr. Greek.
gram. Grammar.
ibid. The same.
i.e. id est, that is.
ind. Indeclinable.
inf. Infinitive.
instr. Instrumental.
L. Latin.
lit. Literal.
loc. Locative.
m. or mas. Masculine.
Mar. Marathi.
Math. Mathematics.
Medic. Medicine.
n. Neuter.

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N. Name.
Nom. Nominative.
num.a. Numeral adjective.
oft. Often times.
opp. Opposite of.
P. Parasmaipada.
pass. Passive.
Pers. Persian.
phil. Philosophy.
pl. Plural.
pot.p. Potential passive participle.
p.p. Past passive participle.
Pres. Present tense.
Pres.p. Present participle.
pron.a. Pronominal adjective.
q.v. quod vide, which see.
Rhet. Rhetoric.
sing. Singular.
Subst. Substantive.
s.v. sub voce, sec under the word.
Tat. Tatpurusha.
U. Ubhayapada (Parasmai and  Ā tmane).
 V ārt. Vārtika.  
 Ved. Vedic.
 v.1. Various reading.
 Voc. Vocative.
= Equal or equivalent to, same as.
+ Plus.
&c. Et cetera.

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˚ denotes that the rest of the word

under consideration is to be supplied; e.g.;  रभवय  यय  under अनत 
means अनतर  &c.
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 A Supplementary List of Abbreviations
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 Abh.Chin. Abhidhāna-Chintāmani Kosa.
 Ait. Ā r. Aitareya  Ā ranyaka.
 Ait.Up. Aitareya Upanisad.
 Aman.Up. Amanasopanisad.
 AVP. Atharva Veda Prātisakhya.
Buddh. Buddhist literature.
Chola Champu. Edited by Dr. Raghavan.
CP. Copper-plates.
Dharmābhyudaya Mahāk ā vya. Edited by Dr. Raghavan.
Dhyan.Up. Dhyanabindupanisad.
EI., Ep.Ind. Epigraphica Indica.
GI. Gupta Inscriptions by Fleet.
IB. Inscriptions of Bengal, Vol. Ill by
N.G. Mujumdar.
Inscr. Inscriptions.
 Jag. Jagannātha Pandit.
K.R. Kavi-Rahasya.
Lm. Laghu-manjusā.
Mahānār.Up. Mahānārā yanopanisad.
Naigh. Naighantuka by Yāska.
 
Nigh.Ratn. Nighantu-Ratnatkara.
Nri.P.Up. Nrisimhapurvatāpinyupanisad.
Pari.Śekh., Pbh. Paribhāsendusekhara.

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Pb. Paribhāsā.
Prad īp. Mahābhāsya-Prad īpa (Kaiyata).
Ps. Paniniya Śiksā.
PS. Paniniya Sutra.
Pur.Pv. Purusottama-Paribhāsā vritti.
Rs. Ritusamhāra.
Sāhendra. Sāhendravilāsa (edited by Dr.
Raghavan).
Śālihotra Sālihotra of Bhoja (edited by Dr. E.D.
Kulkarni).
Śānti. Śāntisataka.
Sārang.S. Sārangadhara Samhita
ŚB. on MS. Śābarabhāsya on M īmānsā Sutras.
Śik.s. Śiksa-Sangraha.
Sinhas. Sinhāsana-dvātrinsika.
S īr.Pv. S īrdeva’s Paribhāsā vritti.
Svapna Svapnavāsavadatta.
Śs. Śrauta-sutra.
Taitt.Sam. Taitttir ī ya Samhitā.
Tp. Taittir ī ya Pratisakhya.
Un. Unādisutras (N.B. New references
from the letter 'T' in this edition are taken from the work edited by T.R.
Chintamani, University of Madras Publication, 1933)
 Vai.Bhu. ( वै. भू. ) Vaiyākaranabhusanasāra.
 Vbh. Vaidik ābharana (a commentary on  तै.
 ाितशाय )
 Vp. Vajasaney ī Prātisākhya.

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Circ. Circa, about (with dates).

Com., com. Commentary.
Geom. Geometry.
cl. Class.
Ref. Refer, Reference.
Scil. Scilicet, that is to say.

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