Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon

Sanskrit–English dictionaries

MWMonier-Williams Sanskrit–English DictionarySir Monier Monier-Williams · Oxford, 1899DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21429504 MW72Monier-Williams Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872)Sir Monier Monier-Williams · Oxford, 1872DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151367 APThe Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary (Revised & Enlarged)Vaman Shivram Apte · Poona, 1957DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151276 AP90The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1890)Vaman Shivram Apte · Poona, 1890DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151282 WILA Dictionary in Sanscrit and EnglishHorace Hayman Wilson · Calcutta, 1832DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22170459 BENA Sanskrit–English DictionaryTheodor Benfey · London, 1866DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151226 MDA Practical Sanskrit DictionaryArthur Anthony Macdonell · Oxford, 1893DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151363 CAEA Sanskrit–English DictionaryCarl Cappeller · Strassburg, 1891DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151313 SHSThe Śabda-Sāgara: A Comprehensive Sanskrit–English LexiconCalcutta, 1900DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151381 LRVThe Standard Sanskrit–English DictionaryL. R. Vaidya · Bombay, 1889DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151350 BHSBuddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryFranklin Edgerton · New Haven, 1953DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151294

Sanskrit–German dictionaries

PWSanskrit-Wörterbuch (Großes Petersburger Wörterbuch)Otto Böhtlingk & Rudolph Roth · St. Petersburg, 1855–1875DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22170439 pwSanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungOtto Böhtlingk · St. Petersburg, 1879–1889DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22170448 SCHNachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungRichard Schmidt · Leipzig, 1928DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151377 CCSSanskrit-WörterbuchCarl Cappeller · Strassburg, 1887DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151317 GRAWörterbuch zum Rig-VedaHermann Grassmann · Leipzig, 1873DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151327

Indigenous Sanskrit thesauri (kośa)

SKDŚabdakalpadrumaRājā Rādhākānta Deva · Calcutta, 1822–1858DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151389 AMARAmarakośa (Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana)Amarasiṃha · c. 4th–6th c. CEDOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151274 VCPVācaspatyamTārānātha Tarkavācaspati · Calcutta, 1873–1884DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151393

English–Sanskrit dictionaries

AEThe Student's English–Sanskrit DictionaryVaman Shivram Apte · Poona, 1884DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151284 BORA Practical English–Sanskrit DictionaryAnundoram Borooah · Calcutta, 1877–1887DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151307

Other languages

BURDictionnaire classique sanscrit-françaisÉmile Burnouf & Leupol · Paris, 1866DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151309 KOWSanskrit–Russian DictionaryKaetan Kossowicz · St. Petersburg, 1854–1856DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151346 BOPGlossarium SanscritumFranz Bopp · Berlin, 1847DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151301

Reference works, glossaries & indexes

VEIThe Vedic Index of Names and SubjectsA. A. Macdonell & A. B. Keith · London, 1912DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151395 IEGIndian Epigraphical GlossaryDineschandra Sircar · Delhi, 1966DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151338 INMIndex to the Names in the MahābhārataSören Sörensen · London, 1904–1925DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151343 MCIMahābhārata Cultural Index1993DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151357 ACCAufrecht's Catalogus CatalogorumTheodor Aufrecht · Leipzig, 1891–1903DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151272 KRMKṛdantarūpamālā1965DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151348 FRIFriš Sanskrit Reader VocabularyOldřich Friš · 1956DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23151323

Cite & DOI

Every dictionary carries a Zenodo concept DOI that always resolves to its latest version; the whole corpus is citable under the umbrella DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21319331.

Code	Dictionary	DOI
CDSL	Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries (corpus umbrella, csl-sqlite)	10.5281/zenodo.21319331
ACC	Aufrecht's Catalogus Catalogorum — Theodor Aufrecht · Leipzig, 1891–1903	10.5281/zenodo.23151272
AMAR	Amarakośa (Nāmaliṅgānuśāsana) — Amarasiṃha · c. 4th–6th c. CE (digital edition 2026)	10.5281/zenodo.23151274
AP	The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary (Revised & Enlarged) — Vaman Shivram Apte · Poona, 1957	10.5281/zenodo.23151276
AP90	The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1890) — Vaman Shivram Apte · Poona, 1890	10.5281/zenodo.23151282
ApteES	The Student's English–Sanskrit Dictionary — Vaman Shivram Apte · Poona, 1884	10.5281/zenodo.23151284
ArabicInSanskrit	Arabic (and Perso-Arabic) words occurring in the Sanskrit dictionaries — Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon research workspace · 2026	10.5281/zenodo.23151288
BEN	A Sanskrit–English Dictionary — Theodor Benfey · London, 1866	10.5281/zenodo.23151226
BHS	Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary — Franklin Edgerton · New Haven, 1953	10.5281/zenodo.23151294
BOP	Glossarium Sanscritum — Franz Bopp · Berlin, 1847	10.5281/zenodo.23151301
BOR	A Practical English–Sanskrit Dictionary — Anundoram Borooah · Calcutta, 1877–1887	10.5281/zenodo.23151307
BUR	Dictionnaire classique sanscrit-français — Émile Burnouf & Leupol · Paris, 1866	10.5281/zenodo.23151309
CAE	A Sanskrit–English Dictionary — Carl Cappeller · Strassburg, 1891	10.5281/zenodo.23151313
CCS	Sanskrit-Wörterbuch — Carl Cappeller · Strassburg, 1887	10.5281/zenodo.23151317
FRI	Friš Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary — Oldřich Friš · 1956	10.5281/zenodo.23151323
GRA	Wörterbuch zum Rig-Veda — Hermann Grassmann · Leipzig, 1873	10.5281/zenodo.23151327
GreekInSanskrit	Greek words in the Cologne Sanskrit dictionary digitizations — Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon research workspace · 2026	10.5281/zenodo.23151336
IEG	Indian Epigraphical Glossary — Dineschandra Sircar · Delhi, 1966	10.5281/zenodo.23151338
INM	Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata — Sören Sörensen · London, 1904–1925	10.5281/zenodo.23151343
KOW	Sanskrit–Russian Dictionary — Kaetan Kossowicz · St. Petersburg, 1854–1856	10.5281/zenodo.23151346
KRM	Kṛdantarūpamālā · 1965	10.5281/zenodo.23151348
LRV	The Standard Sanskrit–English Dictionary — L. R. Vaidya · Bombay, 1889	10.5281/zenodo.23151350
MCI	Mahābhārata Cultural Index · 1993	10.5281/zenodo.23151357
MD	A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary — Arthur Anthony Macdonell · Oxford, 1893	10.5281/zenodo.23151363
MW72	Monier-Williams Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1872) — Sir Monier Monier-Williams · Oxford, 1872	10.5281/zenodo.23151367
MWS	Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary — Cologne Digital Edition	10.5281/zenodo.21429504
PD	An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit on Historical Principles — Deccan College, Pune (KoshaSHRI) · 2026	10.5281/zenodo.23151371
PUI	Purana Index · 1951	10.5281/zenodo.23151375
PWG	Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch	10.5281/zenodo.22170439
PWK	Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung	10.5281/zenodo.22170448
SCH	Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung — Richard Schmidt · Leipzig, 1928	10.5281/zenodo.23151377
SHS	The Śabda-Sāgara: A Comprehensive Sanskrit–English Lexicon — Calcutta, 1900	10.5281/zenodo.23151381
SKD	Śabdakalpadruma — Rājā Rādhākānta Deva · Calcutta, 1822–1858	10.5281/zenodo.23151389
STC	Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français — N. Stchoupak, L. Nitti & L. Renou · Paris, 1932	10.5281/zenodo.23151391
VCP	Vācaspatyam — Tārānātha Tarkavācaspati · Calcutta, 1873–1884	10.5281/zenodo.23151393
VEI	The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — A. A. Macdonell & A. B. Keith · London, 1912	10.5281/zenodo.23151395
WIL	Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary	10.5281/zenodo.22170459

Analysis & tools

Apps and research surfaces built on the corpus.

Dictionary appSearch 49 dictionaries in your browser — offline-capable, no install. Guides & docsUser, contributor, and developer documentation for the CDSL. AtlasComparative microstructural analysis across the Cologne dictionaries. ObservatoryRepository, contributor, and correction-quality metrics for the ecosystem.