Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study)
by A. Yamuna Devi | 2012 | 77,297 words | ISBN-13: 9788193658048
This page relates 鈥楾own Planning (4): Other Constructions鈥� of the study on the Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (in English) which represents a commentary on the Amarakosha of Amarasimha. These ancient texts belong the Kosha or 鈥渓exicography鈥� category of Sanskrit literature which deals with the analysis and meaning of technical words from a variety of subjects, such as cosmology, anatomy, medicine, hygiene. The Amarakosa itself is one of the earliest of such text, dating from the 6th century A.D., while the Amarakoshodghatana is the earliest known commentary on that work.
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Town Planning (4): Other Constructions
(a) Caitya (II. 2. 7; p. 75)鈥�
Caitya and 腻测补迟补苍补 are given as synonyms in 础尘补谤补办辞艣补
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 explains Caitya as a deity house or a shelter under a huge tree on the highways鈥�
cityay膩 ida峁� 肠补颈迟测补峁� devakule mah膩v峁沰峁'dhvag膩艣raya岣� |
(b) 惭补峁环补 (II. 2. 8; p. 75)鈥�
[Student hostel:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 gives 尘补峁环补[1] as an abode or resting place of students. 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 also opines the same adding two more words 蝉补迟迟谤补艣腻濒腻 and 辫谤补迟颈艣谤补测补 in the same meaning.
He further adds that a Buddhist monastry was called 惫颈丑腻谤补:
ma峁瓂ante'smin尘补峁环补岣� 尘补峁环补 niv膩se | chatra艣墨l膩 vidy膩rthina艣ch膩tr膩岣� chatre峁嘺 gurusev膩 lak峁ate ch膩tr膩dibhyo'峁嘺岣� | satra艣膩l膩 辫谤补迟颈艣谤补测补艣ca | bauddh膩n膩峁� tu vih膩ro'蝉迟谤墨 |
(c) 础峁弓补 (II. 2. 12; p. 76)鈥�
[Watch towers:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 gives 补峁弓补 and 办峁耻尘补 as synonyms. 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 explains it as a watch tower in front of the palace and quotes 碍补耻峁璱濒测补 in support of his view.
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 also observes that according to some it as a structure supporting the terrace; he further observes that some read it as 办峁尘补鈥�
膩峁弓anty补峁弓补tyatra v膩峁弓o峁弓膩laka岣� 膩ha 膩tikramahi峁僺ayo岣� pr膩k膩r膩gre ra峁嘺g峁沨amiti 办补耻峁璱濒测补岣� |
k峁vanti 艣abd膩yante 测辞诲丑腻岣� 腻迟补岣� 办峁耻尘补岣� 辫谤腻办腻谤补诲丑腻谤补峁嘺谤迟丑辞'产丑测补苍迟补谤补岣� k峁m膩khya ityeke |
(d) 厂补峁僺补谤补峁嘺尘 (III. 3. 5; p. 883):
In the N膩n膩rthavarga explaining the various meanings of the word sa峁僺ara峁嘺m, 础尘补谤补办辞艣补 mentions highway (驳丑补峁囜弓腻辫补迟丑补) as one of its senses. Explaining the term 驳丑补峁囜弓腻辫补迟丑补
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 mentions that it is a rest house on the suburb of the city also called 鲍辫补苍颈峁补谤补鈥�
驳丑补峁囜弓腻辫补迟丑补岣� purasam墨pe vi艣r膩mabh奴rupani峁ar膩khy膩 |
(e) 艢耻诲诲丑腻苍迟补岣� (III. 3. 66; p. 285)[2] :
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 explains 艣耻诲诲丑腻苍迟补岣� as the inner chamber鈥�
kak峁Ｄ乶tare r膩jadh膩n墨sthanavi艣e峁 v膩sag峁沨膩khye 艣耻诲诲丑腻苍迟补岣� 艣uddho rak峁to'nto'sya 艣耻诲诲丑腻苍迟补岣� |
Bh膩nuji quotes Ajaya who gives two meanings to the word namely a harem and a secret chamber鈥�
艣uddh膩nto'nta岣ure guhyakak峁Ｄ乥hede ca bh奴pate岣� iti 膩jaya岣� |
(f) 碍辞峁ａ弓丑补 (III. 3. 40; p. 279)鈥�
[Store-house:]
In the N膩n膩rthavarga 础尘补谤补办辞艣补 mentions that the word denotes stomach (补苍迟补谤箩补峁环补谤补尘) and granary (办耻蝉奴濒补). 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 explains the word 办耻蝉奴濒补 as a place where grains are stored or storeroom, also called as apavaraka鈥�
ku艣奴lo dh膩ny膩dh膩ra岣� 办辞峁ａ弓丑补岣� 办辞峁ａ弓丑腻驳腻谤补峁� g峁沨asy膩bhyantaramapavarak膩ravyam |
Bhoja also mentions the same in the 厂补尘.厂奴 (XVIII. 25-6):
s膩 kak峁tyudit膩 tajj帽airyadavasthantara峁� g峁沨e |
测补诲耻辫补蝉迟丑补苍补办补峁� 苍腻尘补 ye c膩pav膩rak膩stath膩 ||
(g) 艢尘补艣腻苍补尘 (II. 8. 120; p. 199)鈥�
[Cemetry:]
础尘补谤补办辞艣补 gives 辫颈迟峁泇补苍补 as another term. 碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 adds pretavana and 办补谤补惫墨谤补[3] to denote cemetery鈥�
辫谤别迟补惫补苍补峁� 办补谤补惫墨谤补峁� ca |
(h) 笔谤腻肠墨苍补尘 (II. 2. 3; p. 74)鈥�
[A bound hedge:]
碍峁Ｄ玶补蝉惫腻尘颈苍 gives a variant reading of the word as 辫谤腻肠墨谤补尘. He also adds 惫腻峁璦, 惫腻峁�, 腻惫别峁ａ弓补办补 to denote a bound hedge鈥�
辫谤腻肠墨谤补尘ityeke | vriyete'苍补测腻 惫峁泃迟颈岣� | v膩峁璷 -惫腻峁� -膩ve峁ａ弓ako'pi |
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Cf. 痴腻蝉补惫补诲补迟迟腻, p. 140: prabuddh膩dhyayanakarma峁環e峁 ma峁環e峁 |
[2]:
kak峁Ｄ乶tare'pi 艣uddh膩nto bh奴pasy膩sarvagocare |
[3]:
办补谤补惫墨谤补 also denotes oleaner.