Böhtlingk, Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung (PW)
After the seven-volume Großes Petersburger Wörterbuch, Otto Böhtlingk produced a shorter recension on his own — the Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung ("in briefer form"), again in seven volumes, 1879–1889. It keeps the headword coverage but strips much of the citation apparatus and compresses the discussion, making it the more practical of the two German Petersburg dictionaries. Glosses are in German.
PW, repository PWKOn the website and in the source tree this dictionary's code is PW
(csl-orig/v02/pw/), but its GitHub repository is named
PWK. There is no sanskrit-lexicon/PW repo.
At a glance
| Code | PW (GitHub repo PWK) |
| Full title | Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung |
| Author | Otto Böhtlingk |
| Year / size | 1879–1889 · 7 volumes · ~2141 pp |
| Direction | Sanskrit → German |
| Accents | Yes |
| Source | csl-orig/v02/pw/ |
| Open | Basic · List · Advanced · Mobile |
| Data | Downloads · Scans |
| csl-doc | pw.rst (front matter / preface) |
When to use it
Use PW when you want Böhtlingk's scholarship in a more compact form than the Großes Petersburger Wörterbuch: the same authority and German glosses, but condensed. Go to PWG instead when you need the full citation apparatus and the longest sense discussions, or to Monier-Williams (MW) for English.
Reading an entry
PW keeps PWG's markup but trims it: Sanskrit in {#…#}, German in {%…%}, abbreviated
sources in <ls>, and Greek (used for etymological comparison) in <gk>. The privative
prefix a-/an- (csl-orig/v02/pw/pw.txt):
<L>2<pc>1-001-a<k1>a<k2>a˚<h>2
<hom>2.</hom> {#a˚#} vor Consonanten, {#an˚#} vor Vocalen¦ = <gk>ἀ, ἀν</gk> <ab>priv.</ab>
{#abrAhmaRa#} {%kein Brahman,%} {#anaDyAya#} {%kein Lesen,%} {#asveda#} {%schweisslos,%} …
<LEND>
| In the source | Meaning |
|---|---|
<pc>1-001-a | volume-page-column reference (vol. 1, p. 1, col. a) |
<hom>2.</hom> | homonym label |
{#a˚#} | Sanskrit (SLP1); ˚ marks a bound/combining form |
<gk>ἀ, ἀν</gk> | Greek, for the etymological comparison |
{%kein Brahman,%} | German gloss |
See Data Formats for the full markup reference.
What makes it distinctive
- The practical Petersburg dictionary. Same lemma coverage as PWG, far less apparatus.
- One author. Böhtlingk alone (Roth was co-author only of the larger work).
- Etymological notes. Greek and other comparanda appear inline via
<gk>/<lang>.
Headword key conventions
<k1> is the SLP1 stem (search key); <k2> may add ˚ to mark a combining / bound form (a prefix or affix never used alone) or carry the udātta /. Page references encode volume-page-column.
| Convention | Marker / form | Example | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search key | SLP1 stem | a | Always search the bare SLP1 form |
| Combining-form mark | ˚ in <k2> and {#…#} | {#a˚#}, {#an˚#} | Signals the entry is always prefixed, never standalone |
| Udātta (some entries) | / on the vowel in <k2> | — | Present in some entries; not typed to search |
| Homonyms | <hom>N.</hom> tag | <hom>2.</hom> | Labelled as in the original print |
| Page reference | <pc>vol-page-col | <pc>1-001-a = vol. 1, p. 1, col. a | Three-part locator for the seven-volume set |
Abbreviations
pref legend Preface abbreviation legend joined to body <ls> counts (302 keys · 276 attested in body · 26 pref-only residual). Sorted by citation frequency.
Literary sources (pref × body) 301
Show top 60 of 301 by body count
| Abbr. | Expansion (pref) | Body |
|---|---|---|
| M. | Mânavadharmaçâstra. review | 68,781 |
| R. | Râmâjaṇa. Das 1ste und 2te Kâṇḍa nach der Ausg. von Schlegel, das 3—6te nach der von Gorresio, das 7te nach der Bomb. Ausg., wenn nicht ausdrücklich eine andere Ausgabe genannt ist. Eine eingeklammert review | 56,864 |
| P. | Pâṇini. review | 13,706 |
| H. | Hemaḱandra's Abhidhânaḱintâmani, Ausg. von Böhtlingk und Rieu. review | 13,185 |
| Chr. | Böhtlingk's Sanskrit-Chrestomathie, 2te Aufl. review | 7,328 |
| MBh. | Mahâbhârata, citirt nach Parvan, Adhjâja und Çloka der Bomb. Ausg. Die ältere Calcuttaer Ausg. mit zwei Zahlen wird nur dann angeführt, wenn sie eine abweichende Lesart bietet. review | 4,710 |
| Spr. | Indische Sprüche, herausg. von O. Böhtlingk. 2te Aufl. Von 7614 an in Mélanges asiatiques, T. VIII, S. 217. fgg. Ebendaselbst S. 203. fgg. stehen die durch «zu Spr.» bezeichneten Varianten. review | 3,272 |
| Çâṇḍ. | The Aphorisms of Sâṇḍilya in der Bibl. ind. review | 3,259 |
| Çâk. | Çâkuntala, Ausg. von Böhtlingk, wenn nicht ausdrücklich Pisch. (Pischel) oder Premaḱ. (Premaḱandra) hinzugefügt wird. review | 3,190 |
| Âpast. | Âpastamba's Dharmasûtra, Ausg. von Bühler. review | 3,078 |
| AV. | Atharvaveda, Ausg. von Roth und Whitney (Roth). review | 2,084 |
| Hemâdri | Hemâdri's Ḱaturvargaḱintâmani in der Bibl. ind. review | 1,986 |
| Ind. St. | Indische Studien von Weber. review | 1,942 |
| ṚV. | Ṛgveda (Roth). review | 1,909 |
| Med. | Medinîkoça. review | 1,870 |
| Gal. | Galanos' Wörterbuch, Abschrift von Weber; vgl. Monatsbericht der Kön. Pr. Akad. der Wissensch. 1876, S. 801. fgg. (Cappeller). review | 1,737 |
| Âpast. Śr. | Âpastamba's Çrautasûtra, Hdschr. (Garbe und Roth). review | 1,718 |
| Bhâvapr. | Bhâvapraḱâça, Calcutta 1875 und Hdschr. (Roth). review | 1,697 |
| Kâd. | Kâdambarî, Calcutta Saṁvat 1919 (Kern). review | 1,658 |
| VP. | Vishṇupurâṇa, ed. Bomb. review | 1,546 |
| Maitr. S. | Maitrâjanî Saṁhitâ, zur Herausgabe vorbereitet von L. Schröder. Da die accentuirten Hdschrr. nicht gleich zu Anfang zur Hand waren, konnten einige Accente erst in den Nachträgen angegeben werden (Schr review | 1,507 |
| AK. | Amarakoça, Ausg. von Loiseleur Deslongchamps. review | 1,478 |
| Śat. Br. | Çatapathabrâhmaṇa, nach Weber's Index. review | 1,470 |
| Bâlar. | Bâlarâmâjaṇa, Benares 1869 (Kern). review | 1,247 |
| Bhag. | Bhagavadgîtâ, Ausg. von Schlegel. review | 1,175 |
| Gaut. | Gautama's Dharmaçâstra, Ausg. von Stenzler. review | 1,141 |
| TS. | Taittirîjasaṁhitâ (Roth und Weber). review | 1,126 |
| Hariv. | Harivaṁça. Mit einer Zahl die ältere Calc. Ausg. gemeint, mit drei Zahlen die neuere lithographirte. review | 1,076 |
| Bhâg. P. | Bhâgavatapurâṇa. Die 9 ersten Skandha nach Burnouf's Ausgabe, wenn nicht ausdrücklich ed. Bomb. hinzugefügt wird; die letzten Skandha nach der ed. Bomb. In Klammern eingeschlossene Zahlen verweisen au review | 1,059 |
| Kathâs. | Kathâsaritsâgara, Ausg. von Brockhaus. review | 827 |
| Kâty. Śr. | Kâtjâjana's Çrautasûtra, nach Weber's Index. review | 795 |
| S. S. S. | Saṁgîtasârasaṁgraha, Calcutta 1932 (Cappeller). review | 762 |
| Suśr. | Suçruta (Roth). review | 666 |
| Lalit. | Lalitavistarapurâna in der Bibl. ind. (Kern). review | 620 |
| VP.² | 2te Auflage von Wilson's Uebersetzung des Vishṇupurâṇa, herausgegeben von Hall. review | 594 |
| Varâh. Bṛh. | Varâhamihira's Bṛhaǵǵâtaka (Kern). review | 583 |
| Nigh. Pr. | Nighantuprakâça (Roth). review | 577 |
| Ḱaraka | Ḱarakasaṁhitâ, Calcutta 1929 und 1877 und Hdschrr. im Besitz von Roth (Kern und Roth). review | 571 |
| Śaṃk. | Çaṃkaràḱârja als Commentator verschiedener Upanishad. review | 537 |
| Nâr. | Nârada's Dharmaçâstra (Jolly). review | 529 |
| Sâj. | Sâjaṇa. review | 529 |
| Sâv. | Sâvitrî, herausg. von Bopp. review | 528 |
| Vâsav. | Vâsavadattâ in der Bibl. ind. review | 525 |
| Tâṇḍya-Br. | Tâṇḍjabrâhmaṇa in der Bibl. ind. Im grossen Wörterbuch als Pañḱav. Br. citirt. review | 520 |
| Bâdar. | Bâdarâjaṇa's Brahmasûtra in der Bibl. ind. review | 518 |
| Vaitân. | Vaitânasûtra, Ausg. von Garbe. review | 479 |
| Kauś. | Kauçika's Sûtra zum AV., Hdschrr. (Roth und Weber). review | 460 |
| Kâlaḱ. | Kâlaḱakra, Hdschr. (Schiefner). review | 450 |
| SV. | Sâmaveda (Roth). review | 441 |
| Gobh. | Gobhila's Gṛhjasûtra in der Bibl. ind. (Roth). review | 430 |
| Lâṭy. | Lâṭjâjana's Çrautasûtra in der Bibl. ind. review | 429 |
| Mat. med. | The Materia medica of the Hindus compiled from Sanskr. medical works by Udoy Chand Dutt Civil Medicinal Officer. With a Glossary of Indian Plants by Ge. King Superint. R. Bot. Garden Calc. and the aut review | 429 |
| Kâç. | Kâçikâ Vṛtti in der Zeitschrift The Pandit VII. fgg. review | 419 |
| Prasannar. | Ǵajadeva's Prasannarâghava (Kern). review | 417 |
| Varâh. Bṛh. S. | Varâhamihira's Bṛhatsaṁhitâ (Kern). review | 405 |
| Bühler, Rep. | Detailed Report of a Tour in search of Sanskrit Mss. made in Kâsmir, Rajputana, and Central India. By G. Bühler. Bombay 1877. review | 397 |
| Bhaṭṭ. | Bhaṭṭikâvja, Calcutta 1828. review | 396 |
| Vâmana | Vâmana's Kâvjâlaṁkâravṛtti, Ausg. von Cappeller. review | 381 |
| Nîlak. | Nîlakaṇṭha, Commentator des MBh. review | 377 |
| TBr. | Taittirîja Brâhmaṇa (Roth). review | 375 |
+ 241 more in the legend store (top 60 by body citation count shown).
Grammatical & general 1
| Abbr. | Expansion (pref) | Body |
|---|---|---|
| Pischel, de Gr. pr. | Pischel, de Grammaticis prâcriticis. Vratislaviae 1874. | 25 |
See also
- How to read the PW — the dictionary-literacy reading pack:
the Foreword's conventions (the
*mark, accents, omitted citations), the top sigla by measured frequency - Großes Petersburger Wörterbuch (PWG) — the full seven-volume work
- Schmidt Nachträge (SCH) — Richard Schmidt's German supplement to this dictionary
- Böhtlingk's own Nachträge (PWKVN) — the addenda-and-corrections appendixes of PW's seven volumes, digitized
- The full catalog of all 43 dictionaries
- Abbreviations & Citations — how to cite PW
- OCR'd prefaces — the front matter transcribed, with English & Russian translations
- csl-doc pw.rst