06-30-2008, 05:28 AM
Ishwa,
Welcome to the forum. And thanks for all the word searches.
many of the examples you have given, as you probably know, are merely different case forms of a single base word "vR^itrahan".
A single base word can take 24 forms based on 8 cases and 3 numbers. A verb root can take upto 90 different forms based on different tenses,persons and numbers.
This is part of the confusion non sanskritists face when doing simple text based searches. One needs to know a priori that 24 different forms occurring, could be related to one single base word.
Most of the available dictionaries only list the base words. All the 24 forms of the base word are not listed. These related forms are supposed to be derivable from shabda-rUpa tables.
This creates a difficulty for people who just want to do a simple search in the dictionary to find the meaning. Because no dictionary lists all the forms a base word can take.
It is now important to develope a new dictionary that lists all possible forms a word can take, including case-forms, forms with different suffixes, prefixes etc. Also all the 90 different forms a root verb can take.
In the elctronic age, that should not remain a problem. The dictionary can be too huge to be printed. But can be eminently usable in an electronic format.
Welcome to the forum. And thanks for all the word searches.
many of the examples you have given, as you probably know, are merely different case forms of a single base word "vR^itrahan".
A single base word can take 24 forms based on 8 cases and 3 numbers. A verb root can take upto 90 different forms based on different tenses,persons and numbers.
This is part of the confusion non sanskritists face when doing simple text based searches. One needs to know a priori that 24 different forms occurring, could be related to one single base word.
Most of the available dictionaries only list the base words. All the 24 forms of the base word are not listed. These related forms are supposed to be derivable from shabda-rUpa tables.
This creates a difficulty for people who just want to do a simple search in the dictionary to find the meaning. Because no dictionary lists all the forms a base word can take.
It is now important to develope a new dictionary that lists all possible forms a word can take, including case-forms, forms with different suffixes, prefixes etc. Also all the 90 different forms a root verb can take.
In the elctronic age, that should not remain a problem. The dictionary can be too huge to be printed. But can be eminently usable in an electronic format.