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Goldstücker, A Dictionary, Sanskrit and English (GST)

GST is Theodor Goldstücker's A Dictionary, Sanskrit and English (begun 1856) — famous for its exhaustive depth and equally for being unfinished: it was never completed and covers only the early part of the alphabet. Within that range its entries are unusually full, with finely numbered senses. Glosses are in English.

At a glance​

CodeGST (source in csl-orig/v02/gst; no separate repo)
Full titleA Dictionary, Sanskrit and English
AuthorTheodor Goldstücker
Year / size1856 (unfinished) · ~334 pages
DirectionSanskrit → English
AccentsNo
Sourcecsl-orig/v02/gst/
OpenBasic · List · Advanced · Mobile
DataDownloads
csl-docgst.rst
Unfinished

Goldstücker's dictionary was left incomplete — only the beginning of the alphabet is covered. Expect very full entries within that range, and no coverage beyond it.

When to use it​

Reach for GST when a word falls within its range and you want the most detailed 19th-century treatment — Goldstücker's entries are exceptionally thorough. Otherwise use Monier-Williams (MW) or Apte (AP90).

Looking up a word​

Open the Basic display, pick your input/output transliteration (see Encoding & Transliteration), and type the headword. The List and Advanced displays browse and search inside entries — see Search & Display.

Reading an entry​

Goldstücker gives the SLP1 headword in {#…#}, Roman-numeral homonyms, and superscript sense numbers. The entry aṃśa (csl-orig/v02/gst/gst.txt):

<L>4<pc>001-a<k1>aMSa<k2>aMSa
{#aMSa#}¦ I. m. ({#-SaH#}) <sup>1</sup> Dividing, distributing. <sup>2</sup> A part. <sup>3</sup> A share
or portion. <sup>4</sup> A fraction. <sup>5</sup> The numerator of a fraction.
<sup>6</sup> A degree (of latitude or longitude, &c.). <sup>7</sup> The name of an Āditya. …
In the sourceMeaning
{#aMSa#}the headword (SLP1 search key <k1>)
I.a Roman-numeral homonym division
m. ({#-SaH#})masculine, nominative aṃśaḥ
<sup>1</sup> … <sup>7</sup>the superscript-numbered senses

See Data Formats for the markup reference.

What makes it distinctive​

  • Exhaustive but unfinished. Famous depth, but only the start of the alphabet is covered.
  • Finely numbered senses. Superscript numbering and Roman-numeral homonym divisions.

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