Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha Book
About Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha
- Book Name: Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha
- Author: Gopala Chandra Praharaj
- Language: Odia
- Written Date: 1930-1940
Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha is the massive lexicon, with much encyclopedic content, was compiled by Gopal Chandra Praharaj (1872-1945) and published during 1931 to 1940. It consists of about 10,000 pages in seven volumes and presents about 1,85,000 root words with their meaning in Odia and English along with Bengali and Hindi equivalents.
Praharaj led an interesting life. he was a lawyer by profession, but his prose writings occupy a special place in Odia literature. Many of his contemporaries became the object of his sharp wit and satire. His views and personal life, however, were not free from controversy.
Praharaj has credited Pitambari as his most important co-worker in the compilation of Bhasakosha. But she has also been mired in the family tussles of Praharaj as well as in his unnatural death. Pitambari’s life became very difficult after Praharaj’s death and she died a homelss destitute in the end.
(Some writings on Praharaj – 1, 2, 3, Praharaj’s will, Interview with Pitambari)
Contents Of Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha Book
The Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha is a monumental 7 volume work of about 9,500 pages published between 1930 and 1940. It was a result of the vision and dedicated work over nearly three decades of Gopal Chandra Praharaj (1874-1945). Praharaj not only conceived and compiled the lexicon, he also raised the finances for its printing by pains-taking collection of public donations, grants and subscriptions. He also supervised the printing and the sales of the published work. Briefly, the Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha is an Odia language lexicon listing some 1,85,000 words and their meanings in four languages - Odia, English, Hindi and Bengali. In addition, it is replete with quotations from wide ranging classical works illustrating the special usage of various words. It also contains much specialised information like the botanical names of many local plants, information on asterisms and constellations and also includes many long articles on various topics as well as biographies of personalities connected with Odisha’s history and culture. On the whole, it is an encyclopedic work touching upon various aspects of Odia language and Odisha and upon many topics of general interest. Like all major historical works, the making of the Bhashakosha is a fascinating story full of dream and dedication, sweat and tears. The story of its maker Praharaj, a lawyer by profession, is equally so - it starts with a delinquent (almost decadent) youth and ends with a tinge of blood (he met with an untimely and unnatural death), with achievements and heartburns in between. The post-production story of Bhashakosha is more bathed in tears. Ridiculed and reviled by many during the production itself, a good fraction of the printed copies were destroyed unbound and unsold. Many copies were still available in the libraries of the princes who had patronised the work and most of these copies were pawned away unredeemably or sold off cheaply when bad days invariably visited the owners. The copies surviving today are rare and are in rather fragile and worm-damaged state. While the older generation holds the work in high regard and reverence, the present generation is hardly aware of its existence and knows even less about its contents. Interested language-lov
Download Purnachandra Odia Bhasakosha Book PDF
Here are all volumes of Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha (Dictionary) – the monumental work by Gopal Chandra Praharaj (1874-1945). You can download all seven volumes and the preface as a separate file.
Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha is not just a dictionary; it’s an Odia language lexicon listing about 185000 words and their meanings in four languages – Odia, English, Hindi and Bengali.
So, you may use this as a dictionary:
- Odia->English
- Odia->Hindi
- Odia->Bengali
Other Odia Book Of Gopala Chandra Praharaj
- Utkalara Kahani (Folk stories)
- Bhagabata Tungire Sandhya (Essay)
- Bai Mohanty Panji (Essay)
- Dunia ra Halchal (Essay)
- Nananka Bastani (Essay)
- Dhaga Dhamali Rachana (Idiom Of Odia Language)
- Bhasakosha Safar (Autobiography)
