![]() ![]() of the Vedic glossary explained by Yāska. Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary ( -ṇṭuḥ) A vocabulary, a collection of words or names. Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary Nighantu in Sanskrit glossary Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryĢ) Particularly the glossary of Vedic words explained by Yāska, in his Nirukta. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Nighaṇṭu (निघण्टु):-Lexicon Texts containing various information of medicinal substances like synonyms, pharmacological properties and actions. The study of these Nighaṇṭus will make more easy to the study of Ayurvedic treatises also. ![]() These Nighaṇṭus have a detailed description of almost all of the food substances as well as medicinal substances. But the later Nighaṇṭus like Dhanvantarinighaṇṭu, Madanapālanighaṇṭu, Rājanighaṇṭu, Kaiyadevanighaṇṭu and Bhāvaprakāśanighaṇṭu add the properties, reaction of the physique to them and uses of food items and medicines. The early Nighaṇṭus like Aṣṭāṅganighaṇṭu, Paryāyaratnamālā, Nighaṇaṭuśeṣa, Abhidhānaratnamālā and Mādhavadravyaguṇa give only the synonyms of food items and medicines. From this statement it is clear that the knowledge of nighaṇṭu is indispensable for a physician. Rājanighaṇṭu explains the importance of Nighaṇṭu as-“A physician without the knowledge of nighaṇṭu, a scholar without the knowledge of grammar and a soldier without weapons, all these three are laughed at in this world”. Nighaṇṭu (निघण्टु) refers to a tradition of Ayurvedic literature.-Nighaṇṭu may be defined as a glossary containing synonymous groups, the names of the drugs, plants, animals, minerals or anything that is administered either as food or medicines, to the human body. Nighantu in Ayurveda glossary Source: Shodhganga: Dietetics and culinary art in ancient and medieval India The oldest extant thesaurus ( kosha) dates to the 4th century AD. Kosha (कोश, kośa) refers to Sanskrit lexicons intended to provide additional information regarding technical terms used in religion, philosophy and the various sciences ( shastra). The third chapter deals with abstract qualities, such as heaviness, lightness, etc. The second chapter treats of human beings, the parts of human body, such as arms, fingers, etc., as also objects and properties associated with human beings, like wealth, prosperity, battle, etc. The first chapter deals with physical objects like earth, air, water and natural objects, like clouds, day, dawn, night, etc. The first three comprise the nighaṇṭukakāṇḍa dealing synonyms, the fourth is naigamakāṇḍa dealing with homonyms and the fifth one is the daivatakāṇḍa, dealing with the names of deities. ![]() Yāska gives the derivation of the word nighaṇṭu as given by Upamanyu. ![]() Nighaṇṭu (निघण्टु) is the earliest lexicon generally ascribed to Sakalya, containing a collection of Vedic words arranged in several groups. Nighantu in Kosha glossary Source: Shodhganga: Technical study of the dictionaries published in Sanskrit language since 1800 AD Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences. Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. The word निघण्टु ( nighaṇṭu) is taken as synonymous with निगम ( nigama) by Durgacarya. In ancient times such collections were possibly very general and numerous and the works or treatises on derivation such as the Nirukta of Yaska were based upon them cf. Nighaṇṭu (निघण्टु).-A name given to a collection of words which are mainly Vedic. Nighantu in Vyakarana glossary Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |