Basics
Structure
6 sections
Year (Gregorian calendar)
c. 650
Name in local script
अनेकार्थसमुच्चय
, शाश्वतकोश
Alternative names
Śāśvatakośa
Disciplines
Languages
Length
807 verses
Works
Mentions of this work
Adaptation of work
Text reused
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Many entries
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Reusing
People, places, institutions
People mentioned in this work
Scholarship and Resources
Editions
Odds and Ends
More facts
The Śāśvatakośa is an important early lexicon disambiguating the multiple senses of homonyms and near-homonyms.
, It derives much from the corresponding section of the Amarakośa while adding more lexical information gleaned from kāvya sources.
, Later lexicographers like Maṅkha and Hemacandra rely heavily on the Śāśvatakośa.