(Romanised in English): Sanskrit se hindi main abhi tak koi accha kosh uplabdh nahin tha.  Jo do-ek uplabdh bhi hai unmain bahut thode he shabdon ko sthan diya gaya hai jisse viddharthiyon ki awashyaktaein puri nahin hoti.  Inke mulya bhi itne adhik hai ki sadharan sanskrit viddharthi ko kharidana kathin ho jata hai.  Iska abhave bahut dinon se khatak raha tha.  Ant mainApte ki 'students Sanskrit English Dictionary' ka he anuvad prastut karne ke yojana nishchit ki gayee. prastut kosh usi yojana ka parinam hai.  Is kosh main kul lagbhag 70,000 shabda hain jinmein lagbhag 10000 shabda naye sire se liye gaye hai jinhe shri Vaman Shivram Apte ne apne sanskran main nahin liya tha.  Is tarah se yeh kosh ek bahut badi kami ki purti karta hai.