Halāyudha, Abhidhānaratnamālā (ARMH)
ARMH is Halāyudha Bhaṭṭa's Abhidhānaratnamālā (the Halāyudha-kośa) — a classical
synonym dictionary (kośa) in verse, edited by Theodor Aufrecht. Like other kośas it
gathers the synonyms of a concept under a headword, stated in a memorisable verse.
At a glance
| Code | ARMH (source in csl-orig/v02/armh; no separate repo) |
| Full title | Abhidhānaratnamālā (Halāyudha-kośa) |
| Author / editor | Halāyudha Bhaṭṭa; ed. Theodor Aufrecht |
| Type | Synonym kośa (Sanskrit, in verse) |
| Accents | No |
| Source | csl-orig/v02/armh/ |
| Open | Basic · List · Advanced · Mobile |
| Data | Downloads |
When to use it
Reach for ARMH to find the classical synonyms of a word in a second kośa tradition
(alongside Hemacandra's ABCH). For English meanings use Monier-Williams (MW);
for the large modern kośas see SKD / VCP.
Reading an entry
Each entry has a headword (<k1>), a verse number (<vn>), and the verse listing
the synonyms. The first entry — synonyms of svar (heaven) (csl-orig/v02/armh/armh.txt):
<L>1<pc>0001<k1>svar<k2>svar<vn>1.1.1.3
svar;
svaH svargaH surasadma tridaSAvAsastrivizwapaM tridivam .
dyOrgOramartyaBuvanaM nAkaH syAdUrDvalokaSca .. 3 ..
| In the source | Meaning |
|---|---|
<k1>svar | the headword (the leading synonym; search key in SLP1) |
<vn>1.1.1.3 | the verse number / locus |
the two <s>…</s> lines | the verse giving the synonyms — svaḥ, svarga, surasadman, tridaśāvāsa, triviṣṭapa, tridiva, dyo, … for "heaven" |
See Data Formats for the markup reference.
What makes it distinctive
- A second classical synonym kośa, edited by the noted indologist Theodor Aufrecht.
- Headword + verse structure — find a word, get its synonym set.
See also
- Abhidhānacintāmaṇi (ABCH) — Hemacandra's kośa · SKD / VCP — modern kośas
- Monier-Williams (MW) · the full catalog