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Vatsyayana
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Bhasa
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Vishakha Dutta
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Amar Singh
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first known Sanskrit dictionary is Amarkosh (), written by grammarian Amar Singh in 4th century. It contains around 10000 words.
Detailed explanation-2: -Henry Thomas Colebrook (1775-1837) published an edition of Amarkosh in 1808 and 1825. Later on, in 1877, Chintamoni Shastri Thatte and Keyon Horn published a new edition.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Amarakosha (Devanagari: , IAST: Amarakośa) is the popular name for Namalinganushasanam (Devanagari: , IAST: Nāmaliṅgānuśāsanam) a thesaurus in Sanskrit written by the ancient Indian scholar Amarasimha. It may be the oldest extant kosha.
Detailed explanation-4: -Amarakosha is also called as Namalinganushasanam. It contains 3 kandas with 26 vargas and over 3000 lines.