Shabdakalpadrum: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Sanskrit Words (5 Vols-Set)

The Shabdakalpadruma is an encyclopedic dictionary of Sanskrit words arrange in alphabetical order giving the etymological origin of words according to Paninian grammar. It gives their gender, various meanings and synonyms and illustrates their syntactical usage. It also furnished the various sources such as the Veda, the Epic, the Upanishads and Puranas as well Sanskrit texts of Tantra, Ayurveda, Music, Art, Astrology, Rhetoric and Prosody.

This renowned Sanskrit lexicon was compiled by a team of Bengali scholars let by Raja Radhakant Deb. Its first volume was published in 1822 while the last one was published in 1856. This classic Sanskrit dictionary and would lend authority and gravitas to any Indological library.