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Shabda-Sagara, a Sanskrit-English Dictionary (SHS)

SHS is the Shabda-Sagara (1900), a Sanskrit-English dictionary compiled by Pandit-Kulapati Jibananda Vidyasagara — an Indian-compiled dictionary in the Wilson tradition, giving verbal roots with class, then noun senses numbered, in concise English.

At a glance​

CodeSHS (GitHub repo SHS)
Full titleShabda-Sagara (a Sanskrit-English dictionary)
AuthorJibananda Vidyasagara
Year / size1900 · ~839 pages
DirectionSanskrit → English
AccentsNo
Sourcecsl-orig/v02/shs/
OpenBasic · List · Advanced · Mobile
DataDownloads
csl-docshs.rst

When to use it​

Reach for SHS as a concise English dictionary in the Wilson lineage, compiled in India. Its entries closely echo Wilson (WIL); for fuller 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​

SHS gives the SLP1 headword in {#…#}, the root class and present form, then numbered noun senses. The entries for aṃśa (csl-orig/v02/shs/shs.txt):

<L>4<pc>001-a<k1>aMSa<k2>aMSa
{#aMSa#}¦ r. 10th cl. ({#aMSayati#}) To separate or divide. See {#aMsa#}.

<L>5<pc>001-a<k1>aMSa<k2>aMSa
{#aMSa#}¦ m. ({#-SaH#}) 1. A share or portion. 2. A part. 3. A shoulder, …
In the sourceMeaning
{#aMSa#}the headword (SLP1 search key <k1>)
r. 10th cl. ({#aMSayati#})the verb: root, 10th conjugation class, present aṃśayati
m. ({#-SaH#})the noun: masculine, nominative aṃśaḥ
1. … 2. … 3. …the numbered senses

See Data Formats for the markup reference.

What makes it distinctive​

  • An Indian-compiled dictionary (1900). In the Wilson tradition, by Jibananda Vidyasagara.
  • Roots + numbered senses, in concise English; entries closely parallel Wilson (WIL).

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