Amarakosha
Also known as Namalinganushasana, Amarakośa
thumb|A 19th-century Amarakosha manuscript with Newar language commentary from [[Nepal.]] thumb|Cover of a modern copy of Amara kosha
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6 sectionsContents
- Author
- Textual organisation
- Commentaries
- Translations
- References
- Bibliography
thumb|A 19th-century Amarakosha manuscript with Newar language commentary from [[Nepal.]] thumb|Cover of a modern copy of Amara kosha
The Amarakosha (Devanagari: अमरकोशः, IAST: Amarakośaḥ, ISO: Amarakōśaḥ) is the popular name for Namalinganushasanam (Devanagari: नामलिङ्गानुशासनम्, IAST: Nāmaliṅgānuśāsanam, ISO: Nāmaliṅgānuśāsanam, which means "instruction concerning nouns and gender") a thesaurus in Sanskrit written by the ancient Indian scholar Amarasimha. The name Amarakosha derives from the Sanskrit words amara ("immortal") and kosha ("treasure, casket, pail, collection, dictionary").