Mistakes in definitions

sanskrit-lexicon / PWG

Boehtlingk und Roth Sanskrit Wörterbuch, 7 Bände Petersburg 1855-1875

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Mistakes in definitions #27

Closed gasyoun closed 3 years ago

gasyoun commented 6 years ago

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/bvparishat/ntuaembSOsg

funderburkjim commented 6 years ago

The comment above indicates disdain for European studies of Sanskrit. I have seen this sentiment occasionally elsewhere, but am uncertain of its origins or of how representative it is of the thoughts of Indian scholars.

drdhaval2785 commented 3 years ago

We can not do much in case a lexicographer gave X or Y meaning to a word. It is for scholars to debate truth or otherwise of it. As a digitization project, our job is to reproduce the meaning as given in the text (except in cases of confirmed print error). So closing this.

funderburkjim commented 3 years ago

We can not ...

Definitely agree. It is a bedrock of the current role of sanskrit-lexicon, and has been so since inception with Peter, Thomas and Malcolm .

gasyoun commented 3 years ago

since inception with Peter, Thomas and Malcolm

The Holy Trinity.