Vaidya, The Standard Sanskrit-English Dictionary (LRV)
LRV is Lakshman Ramchandra Vaidya's Standard Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1889) — a
Sanskrit-English dictionary with numbered senses, grammatical and derivational notes,
and textual citations. Glosses are in English.
At a glance
| Code | LRV (GitHub repo LRV) |
| Full title | The Standard Sanskrit-English Dictionary |
| Author | Lakshman Ramchandra Vaidya |
| Year / size | 1889 · ~889 pages |
| Direction | Sanskrit → English |
| Accents | No |
| Source | csl-orig/v02/lrv/ |
| Open | Basic · List · Advanced · Mobile |
| Data | Downloads |
| csl-doc | lrv.rst |
When to use it
Reach for LRV for an English dictionary that spells out grammatical derivation and backs
senses with citations. For broader coverage 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
LRV gives the SLP1 headword in {#…#}, grammar in {%…%}, numbers the senses, and cites
texts with <ls>. The entry aṃśa (csl-orig/v02/lrv/lrv.txt):
<L>00007<pc>001-04<k1>aMSa<k2>aMSa
{#aMSa#}¦ {%m.%} 1. A share, portion; 2. inheritance, {#sakfdaMSo nipatati#} <ls>M.</ls>ix.47; 3. a shoulder; 4. the numerator of a fraction (in math.).
| In the source | Meaning |
|---|---|
{#aMSa#} | the headword (SLP1 search key <k1>) |
{%m.%} | grammatical category (masculine) |
1. … 2. … 3. … 4. | the numbered senses |
<ls>M.</ls> ix.47 | a textual citation (Manu 9.47) |
See Data Formats for the markup reference.
What makes it distinctive
- Grammatical / derivational notes. Spells out how forms arise, with example phrases.
- Numbered senses + citations. Meanings enumerated and anchored to texts.
Headword key conventions
<k1> = <k2> = SLP1 stem; no accents. Page references use a two-digit column number.
| Convention | Marker / form | Example | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search key | SLP1 stem | aMSa | k1 = k2 |
| Page reference | <pc>page-col (2-digit column) | <pc>001-04 | Two-digit column, not a letter |
| Numbered senses | 1. … 2. … 3. inline | 1. A share, portion; | Plain inline numbers |
| Citation | <ls>M.</ls> ix.47 | source + locus | Standard CDSL tag |
Abbreviations
Literary sources 112
Show first 60 of 112 abbreviations
| Am. | Amarakośa (in three kānḍas, Bombay edition, 1882). |
| Am.S. | Amaruśataka (published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872). |
| Ananda L. | Ānandalaharī (published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872). |
| A.R. | Anargharāghava (in seven acts). |
| Asv. | Aśvadhāṭī (published in Subhāshitaratnākara, Bombay, 1872). |
| Bg. | Bhagavadgītā (in eighteen adhyāyas, Calcutta, 1879). |
| Bh. | Bhārata (in eighteen parvans). |
| Bhag. | Bhāgavata (in twelve skandhas). |
| Bhartr. | Bhartṛihaṛiśataka [(i.) Sṛingāraśataka, published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872, (ii.) Nītiśataka, (iii.) Vairāgyaśataka, Telāng’s edition, 1885]. |
| Bh.P. | Bhāshāparichchheda. |
| Bh.V. | Bhāminīivilāsa (in four vilāsas, Vaidya’s edition, 1887). |
| B.R. | Bālarāmayaṇa (in ten acts). |
| Br.A. | Bṛihadāraṇyaka. |
| Bt. | Bhaṭṭikāvya (in twenty-two sargas, Majumdār’s series, Calcutta, 1878). |
| Chando.U. | Chhāndogyopanishad. |
| Chat. | Chātakāshṭaka (in two parts, published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872). |
| Ch.K. | Chaṇḍakauśika (in five acts). |
| Ch.L. | Chandrāloka (in ten Mayukhas, Calcutta, 1874.) |
| Ch.M. | Chhandomanjarī (in six stabakas, Calcutta edition). |
| Ch.P. | Chaurapanchaśika (published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872). |
| D.B., D.Bh. | Dāyabhāga. |
| D.K. | Daśakumāracharita (in two parts). |
| D.R. | Daśarūpa (in four parichchhedas, Hall’s edition.) |
| Gaut.S. | Gautamasūtra. |
| Ghat. | Ghaṭakarpara (published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872). |
| Git.G. | Gītagovinda (in twelve sargas, published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872.) |
| G.L. | Gangālaharī (published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872). |
| G.M. | Gaṇaratnamahodadhi. |
| Har.Ch. | Harshacharita (in eight uchchhvāsas). |
| Has. | Hāsyārṇava. |
| Hit. | Hitopadeśa (in four parts). |
| Jaim.N.M. | Jaiminīyanyāyaratnamālā. |
| Jaim.S., Jaimini S. | Jaiminisūtra. |
| Kad. | Kādambarī. |
| Kalika.P. | Kalikāpuraṇa. |
| Katho. | Kaṭhopanishad. |
| K.D. | Kāvyadarśa (in three parichchhedas, Bibliotheca Indica series, Calcutta, 1863). |
| Kir. | Kirātārjunīya (in eighteen sargas, Calcutta, 1875). |
| K.Pr. | Kāvyaprakāśa (in ten ullāsas). |
| K.S. | Kumārasambhava (in seventeen sargas, Nirṇayasāgara edition, 1886). |
| K.S.S. | Kathāsaritsāgara. |
| Kus. | Kusumānjali. |
| M. | Manusmṛiti (in twelve adyāyas, Māndlik’s edition, 1886). |
| Mal. | Mālavikāgnimitra (in five acts). |
| Mar.P. | Mārkandeyapuraṇa. |
| Megh. | Meghadūta (in two parts, Nirṇayasāgara edition, 1883). |
| Mit. | Mitākshara (Bombay edition, 1882). |
| M. Karika. | Mimānsakārika. |
| M.M. | Mālatīmādhava (in ten acts, Bhandārkar’s edition, 1876). |
| M.Mud. | Mohamudgara (published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872). |
| Mrich. | Mṛichchhakaṭikā (in ten acts). |
| M.S. | Mahishaśataka (manuscript). |
| Mud. | Mudrārākshasa (in seven acts, Telāng’s edition, 1884). |
| Mug. | Mugdhabodha. |
| Mv. | Mahāvīracharita (in seven acts, Borooah’s edition, 1877). |
| Na. | Naishadhacharita (in twenty-two sargas, Calcutta edition, 1876). |
| Nag. | Nāgānanda (in five acts). |
| Nal. | Nalodaya (in four sargas, published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872). |
| Niti.Pr. | Nītipradīpa (published in Kāvyasangraha, Calcutta, 1872). |
| Panch. | Panchatantra (in five tantras). |
+ 52 more — see the full list in the source file
Grammatical & general 54
Show 54 abbreviations
| BOMBAY, December, 1888. | L.R. VAIDYA. |
| A, Atm. | Ātmanepada. |
| a. | Adjective. |
| abl. | Ablative. |
| acc. | Accusative. |
| App. | Appendix. |
| Avyay. | Avyayībhāva. |
| Bah., Bahu. | Bahuvrīhi. |
| caus. | Causal. |
| Cf. | Compare. |
| Comp. | Compound. |
| compar. | Comparative. |
| Dat. | Dative. |
| denom. | Denominative. |
| desid. | Desiderative. |
| du. | Dual. |
| e.g. | (exempli gratia) for example. |
| Ex. | Example. |
| f. | Feminine (of adjectives). |
| fem. | Feminine (of nouns). |
| fig. | Figurative or figuratively. |
| freq. | Frequentative. |
| gen. | Genitive. |
| gram. | Grammar. |
| i.e. | (id est.) that is. |
| ind. | Indeclinable. |
| inf. | Infinitive. |
| inst. | Instrumental. |
| intr. | Introduction. |
| lit. | Literal or literally. |
| loc. | Locative. |
| m. | Masculine. |
| Math. | Mathematics. |
| misc. | Miscellaneous. |
| n. | Neuter. |
| nom. | Nominative. |
| num. | Numeral. |
| op. | Opposed. |
| P, Par. | Parasmaipada. |
| pass. | Passive (present third person singular). |
| phil. | Philosophy. |
| pl. | Plural. |
| pp. | Past passive participle. |
| pres. | Present (third person singular). |
| pron. | Pronoun. |
| q.v. | (quod vide) which see. |
| Sch. | Scheme. |
| sing. | Singular. |
| super. | Superlative. |
| Tat., Tatpur. | Tatpurusha. |
| U | Ubhayapada (Atm. and Par.) |
| vi. | Verb intransitive. |
| voc. | Vocative. |
| vt. | Verb transitive. |
See also
- Monier-Williams (MW) · Apte (AP90)
- The full catalog of all 43 dictionaries
- csl-doc lrv.rst