| kanda . varga . sloka . sequence : 1.1.55.1 | |||
| Sanskrit | striya-m* bahus*vapsarasah* svarves'ya- urvas'i-mukha-h* | ||
| synonym | Sanskrit | Nepali | English |
| 1 | apsaras | urvas'i-prabhr*ti apsara- | nymphs |
| comment / problem | |||
| 1 | SH : no message urvas'i-mukha-h* (urvas'i- a-digareka-) svarves'ya-h* (svargaka- ves'ya- jo chan so) apsarasah* (apsaras kahinchan) apsarasah* (apsaras s'abda jo cha so) striya-m* bahus*u (stri-lin^gama- rahera bahuvacana-nta huncha) (from compilation) | ||
| 2 | HC : from H.T. Colebrook Celestial courtesans, as Urvasi-, Rambha-, Menaka-, Ghr*ta-ci-, Tilottama-, etc. (p.10) (from compilation) | ||
| Add comment to Amarakosa reference entry 1.1.55.1 |
| manuscript (tradition / date) |
phrase | Newari | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| A1_52 (A1 / 501 NS) |
1 | achara-gana | group of hymphs |
| A1_53 (A1 / 501 NS) |
1 | devalokasa pan~ca vais'ya- | five celestial courtesan |
| A2_45 (A2 / 506 NS) |
1 | urvvas'i- menaka- rambha- ghr*ta-ca kratustha-la- citrasena- ca vadana-n (7a.1) . . . | Urvas'i-, Menaka-, Rambha-, Ghr*ta-ci, Kratusthala-, Citrasena-, Vadana- (?) (are celestial courtesan) |
| A2b_55 (A2 / n.d. NS) |
1 | thvate devaves'ya- divine courtesans] | these are divine courtesans |
| A3_53 (A1 / 550 NS) |
1 | thvate devaya- ves'ya- | these are courtesans of Gods |
| A5_53 (A2 / 662 NS) |
1 | thvate devavais'ya- | From A2b_55: these are divine courtesans |
| A6_58 (no trad. / 718 NS) |
1 | devaya- ves'ya- | courtesans of Gods |
| A7_55 (A2 / 803 NS) |
1 | urvvas'i- a-dina thva cya-mha devaves'ya-ya- na-ma devanati- | Urvas'i, etc.; these are words for the eight divine courtesans, or dancing girls |