177 u susps; Lin susps; Leo susps) This classification will be useful not only for the study of the language but also the subjects. 6. rேoup names (e.g. இருசுடர், முத்தீ, நான்மறை, ஐயாறு) This classification with cross-references such as placenames and religion under different headings will be of great use for the study of history and culture. 7. Synonyms 8. Antonyms 9. Obsolute words 10, Loan words. i 1. Dialectical usages 12. Words according to the number of meanings 13. New words that have entered into the vocabulary of a language in every century. 14. Words with their basic meaning(s) and changed mean ing(s) separately listed. 15. Word-types of numerous varieties (for e.g. I have listed Tamil words with ‘pädu’ ending which alone are about 180). - ‘g 16. Words of a particular language which have gone as loans into other languages. - Now let me consider some of the other dictionaries that will be useful for the promotion of Indian languages and cultural integration. II. Lexicon qf Inscriptions In this respect our first requirement is the printing of all the thousands of valuable inscriptions on stone and copper-plates which still remain unpublished. The work of compiling a complete dictionary of inscriptional vocabulary must be started immediately. This will be very useful for the study of inscriptions and also for enriching our knowledge of history and culture. The multifarious value of a lexicon of Inscriptional Vocobulary is an accepted fact. It will also be of immense help in the compilation of administrative terms which is so much needed by our State 12
