Kulachandra Gautam was a scholar and great teacher of Sanskrit from Nepal. He was Guru for three generations to the kings and family members of the royal family of Nepal. He is the editor of first ever Sanskrit-Nepali Dictionary.
Kulchandra Gautam is the recipient of honorary titles like Sāhityabhūṣaṇa, Sāhityamaṇi, and Mahākavi from various indological institutions of India. The Nepal government has honoured him with the highest title of "Vidwat Shiromani". He died in Varanasi in 1957.
Nepal issued a stamp, FDC and a brochure in his honour through the Poet Series in 1992.
*Works:
Prapañca-carcā
Alaṅkāra-candrodayaḥ
Svayaṃ-vaidyaḥ
Amara-kośaḥ
Bhāgavata-mañjarī
Gangā-gauravam
Kṛṣṇakarnāvaraṇa-kāvyam
Ādarśa-dampatī Sītārāmau
Rāghavālaṅkāraḥ
Vaidya-vallabhaḥ and Yoga-kaumudī
Dattacaryā-sāra-saṅgrahaḥ
Purūśārtha-kalpavallī
Satsaṅga-muktāvalī
Unmādaḥ
Śoka-mahormī
Bhagavat-stava-rājaḥ
Vandanā-yugaḷaḥ
Viṣṇu-sahasra-nāma-vivṛtiḥ
Mānasa-maṅjarī
Sanskrit Nepali Dictionary
The following are being published:
Gautama-vaṃśa-vṛttiḥ
Śakti-stuti-kaumudī
Āditya-hṛdaya-stotram
Śiva-stuti-ratna-mālā
*I had no opportunity to go through any of these works. Whether these are editions, or editions with Nepali translation, etc. are not known. Bibliographical notes are needed. Could anyone help?
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