● Raj Nighantu is also called as राजा निघण्टु।(Raja Nighantu).
Author:- पंडित नर हरी ।
This Nighantu is also known as अभिधान चूडामाणि / निघण्टु राज / द्रव्य अभिधान गुण संग्रह।
# The author states the Importance of Nighantu as:-
” निघण्टुना बिना वैद्योः विद्वान् व्याकरणम् विना।आयुधं च विना योद्धा त्रयो हास्सय भाजनम्।। “
अर्थात:- बिना वैद्यः के निघण्टु, व्याकरण ज्ञान के बिना विद्वान्, और अस्त्र,शस्त्र के बिना योद्धा ये तीनोंं ही हास्य के पात्र होते हैंं।
Why named राज निघण्टु (Raj Nighantu) ?
Because this work is among the king or the best one, among all the Nighantus.
● Pt. Nar Hari was the first scholar to give importance to द्रव्य गुण।
About the author :
- पंडित नर हरी पंडित son of Ishwar Suri. Ishwar Suri was the Chief Administrator of Kashmir.
- पंडित नर हरी was a devotee of lord शंकर and also worship the goddess रमा, भवानी उमा, and वाणी।
- These goddess has given everything to Pt. Nar Hari.
Date of nighantu:- 14th century A.D.
◆ The author states that he referred मदनपाल निघण्टु and धनवन्तरि निघण्टु while preparing his work.
◆ He also states that he has referred अमरकोष, हला युद्ध, etc.
Text of राजा निघण्टु :-
Nomenclature of drvayas and their synonyms are given on the basis of :-
- रूढ़ि
- स्वभाव
- देशोक्त
- लांछन
- उपमा
- वीर्य
- इतरहवया
◆ राज निघण्टु (Raj Nighantu) gives synonyms based on प्रकृति, अपभ्रंश, क्षेत्रीय, and regional languages.
- Grouping of drugs is based on गुण साधर्मय and कर्म साधर्मय
- Described 780 vegetable drugs in 10 वर्ग।
- He described 74 substances in सुवर्णादि वर्ग।
- In सवर्णादि वर्ग, he has not followed specific rules because along with metals he included घृत, तैल, मांस, etc. in this group.
Dravyas are classified as:-
- गुडुच्यादि वर्ग
- शताहवादि वर्ग
- पर्पटादि वर्ग
- पिप्पलयादी वर्ग
- मुलकादि वर्ग
- शाल्मलयादिया वर्ग
- प्रभद्रादि वर्ग
- करवीरादि वर्ग
- आम्रादिआ वर्ग
- चन्दनादि वर्ग
- सुवर्णादि वर्ग
- पानीय वर्ग
- क्षीरादि वर्ग
- शाल्यादि वर्ग
- मांसादि वर्ग
- मिश्रकादि वर्ग
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