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Reflection on Elephant Words in Sanskrit

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dc.contributor.author Joshi, P.P.
dc.date.accessioned 2016-08-26T08:19:44Z
dc.date.available 2016-08-26T08:19:44Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.citation Joshi, P.P. 2016. Reflection on Elephant Words in Sanskrit. In: International Conference on Asian Elephants in Culture & Nature, 20th – 21st August 2016, Anura Manatunga, K.A.T. Chamara, Thilina Wickramaarachchi and Harini Navoda de Zoysa (Eds.), (Abstract) p 158, Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 180 pp. en_US
dc.identifier.isbn 978-955-4563-85-8
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/14165
dc.description.abstract The Sanskrit lexicon (Kośas) is a collection of synonymous and polysemous words. The present paper attempts to study the selective elephant words from the Sanskrit lexicons in the light of grammatical derivation. It will be seen that each word marks some peculiar meaning different from the other and thereby reveals some characteristic of the elephant. Thus, the word stambherama used for elephant indicates the practice of tying an elephant to the post. The word kareṇu suggests that the elephant bears pollen or dust on his head. The words dvipa and anekapa reveal that the elephant drinks water twice. The word sāmaja used for an elephant is suggestive of the origin of the elephant. The paper also considers the range of usage of the elephant words recorded by the lexicon in Sanskrit literature. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Centre for Asian Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.subject Sanskrit lexicon en_US
dc.subject synonymous en_US
dc.subject polysemous en_US
dc.title Reflection on Elephant Words in Sanskrit en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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