Monier Monier-Williams's is the standard scholarly Sanskrit-English lexicon, built from systematic philological work across the Sanskrit corpus, and this atlas cites it narrowly and specifically: only for the literal dictionary meaning of a Sanskrit mudra name, never for any claim about the practice or effect of the gesture itself, a scope this record states plainly rather than overreaching. That narrow, checkable use, a dictionary entry checked against a specific word, is exactly what a lexicon can responsibly support. Use it to establish the literal meaning of a specific Sanskrit term; it is not evidence for any religious or symbolic claim beyond the word's dictionary sense, which needs a separate source.
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Monier Monier-Williams's standard scholarly Sanskrit-English lexicon, built from systematic philological work across the Sanskrit corpus; this atlas cites it narrowly for the literal dictionary meaning of a Sanskrit mudra name, never for any claim about the gesture's practice or effect. NotesThe standard scholarly Sanskrit-English lexicon; cited here only for the literal meanings of Sanskrit mudra names, not for any practice or effect.
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AuthorMonier Monier-Williams
PublisherClarendon Press, Oxford
Publication Year1899
URLhttps://archive.org/details/wSpc_a-sanskrit-english-dictionary-by-sir-monier-williams-1899-clarendon-press-oxford
Source TypeDictionary
Claims Backed By This Source (210 claims)
This source backs 210 claims across the atlas. As facts: 100 well-attested. As cited relationships: 20 holds. Plus 90 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Mudras, 62 claims: 26 well-attested, 16 holds, 20 general references.
- Nitya Yogas, 50 claims: 25 well-attested, 25 general references.
- Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions), 48 claims: 24 well-attested, 24 general references.
- Karanas, 14 claims: 7 well-attested, 7 general references.
- Deities, 10 claims: 5 well-attested, 5 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Yugas (World Ages), 8 claims: 4 holds, 4 general references.
- Asanas, 7 claims: 4 well-attested, 3 general references.
- Doctrines, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
- Historical Figures, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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100Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions)
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General References
90Nakshatras (Lunar Mansions)
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