Apte Dictionary Compound Search

This extension makes it easier to look up words in V S Apte's Sanskrit-English dictionary on the online portal https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/AP90Scan/2020/web/webtc2/index.php.

It allows you to enter the full compound word you have in mind. The extension will suggest the correct headword in the dictionary under which your word is present.

Motivation

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To see why it's useful, consider wanting to look up the word सूक्ता. Is the headword सूक्त? सूक्तं? or सूक्ता itself?

Actually, सूक्ता is under the headword सु. But now that we have this extension, you can stop worrying!