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Śabdakaustubha

The Śabdakaustubha is a commentary on the Aṣṭādhyāyī. The extant text of the Śabdakaustubha covers the following portions of the Aṣṭādhyāyī: 1.1−4, 2.1−4, 3.1−2, 4.1−4. The Śabdakaustubha has received a few commentaries, e.g. Nāgeśabhaṭṭa's Viṣamapadavyākhyā.

Approximate Date of Creation

1600 A.D.

Location

Vārāṇasī

Author

Bhaṭṭojidīkṣita

Text Type

References

Dvivedin, Vindhyeśwarī Prasāda and Gaṇapati Śāstrī Mokate (eds.) (1917), Śabdakaustubha. Vol. 2 Fasciculus 1−2. Benares: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office.

Nene, Gopal Śastri (vol. 1−2) and Mukund Śastri Puṇtamkar (vol. 1) (eds.) (1933, 1929), The Śabdakaustubha. Benares: Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office.

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