Re: A few selections from 'Naanaartha ratna maalaa'

[V Subrahmanian]

This lexicon has been cited in the Shiva Gita Bhashyam by the author of the bhashyam Jagadguru Sri Abhinava Narasimha Bharati Mahaswaminah of the Sringeri Sharada Peetham (1600 - 1623 AD) while giving the meaning of the word 'ajah' in the shloka 21 of the 6th chapter of the text:

Dr.Dhaval Patel's good work comes to our mind when we hear the  names of the Kosha-s.

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subrahmanian.v

    

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On Mon, Aug 12, 2019 at 4:16 PM V Subrahmanian <v.subra...@gmail.com> wrote:

This lexicon text is compiled by Irugapa Dandadhinatha, (of the 14 - 15th Century CE) of the court of Vijayanagar is held in high regard. 

https://github.com/sanskrit-kosha/kosha/blob/master/nanartharatnamala_irugapa/orig/nanartharatnamala.txt

https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/nanartha-ratnamala-of-irugapa-dandadhinatha-old-and-rare-book-NZJ463/  

A few selections:

Aksharam: 

अक्षरं प्रणवे धर्मे प्रकृतौ तपसि क्रतौ ॥ वर्णे मोक्षे च ना त्वेष शिवविष्णुविरिञ्चिषु । 'A'-kaara: 'a' signifies the Trimurtis. अकारो ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशकमठेष्वगणे रणे । गौरवेऽन्तःपुरे हेतौ भूषणेऽङ्‌घ्रावुमेज्ययोः ॥ 'Aja' (unborn) is used to denote the Trimurti-s: अजः शंभौ विष्णुधात्रोः कामे छागे रघोः सुते । 'a:' अः (different from akaara) denotes the Trimurtis: अः शिखायां सिद्धमन्त्रे प्रग्रहेऽर्करथार्वणि ॥ चक्रे कुक्कुटमूर्ध्नीन्दुबिम्बे ब्रह्मेशविष्णुषु । 'Kedara' denotes the abode of Shankara: केदारः शंकरक्षेत्रे शैलभेदालवालयोः ॥ 'Avyakta' (masculine) denotes Vishnu and Shankara: क्लीबं प्रधानेऽप्यव्यक्तं विष्णुशंकरयोः पुमान् । 'Sarvajna' (omniscient) is used in the case of Shankara and Buddha: सर्वज्ञः शंकरे बुद्धे.. 'Bhishma' (the Fierceful) is used to denote Rudra and Gaangeya (the Bhishmna of Mahabharata, who is the son of Gangaa) भीषणे त्रिषु भीष्मः स्याद्रुद्रगाङ्गेययोस्तु ना । स्कन्दस्य शंभोर्धातुश्च पर्यायाः सकलाः क्रमात् । रुद्राक्षे षण्मुखे पञ्चमुखे चापि चतुर्मुखे ॥ The name 'Shabhu' is used to denote the Trimurtis: शंभुर्धातृहरीशेषु डिम्भो बालकमूर्खयोः ॥ 'Vinayaka' is used to denote Ganesha, Garuda, Buddha: विनायकस्तु सुगते गरुत्मति गणाधिपे । 'Kumara' denotes Shuka and Skanda: कुमारो ना शुके स्कन्दे युवराजेऽश्ववारके । The name 'vrushaakapi' that occurs in the Vishnu Sahasra Nama is shared by Shiva and Vishnu: उपतापौ रोगतापौ शिवविष्णू वृषाकपी । There are many interesting entries in this lexicon. warm regards subbu