Nirukta (Sanskrit: निरुक्त, IPA: [n̪iɾuktɐ], "explained, interpreted") is one of the six ancient Vedangas, or ancillary science connected with the Vedas...
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(7th–4th century BCE), he is traditionally identified as the author of Nirukta, the discipline of "etymology" (explanation of words) within Sanskrit grammatical...
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phonology (sandhi) Chandas (chandas): meter Vyakarana (vyākaraṇa): grammar Nirukta (nirukta): etymology Jyotisha (jyotiṣa): astrology (Hindu astronomy) Kalpa (kalpa):...
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exact form of words and sentences to properly express ideas. Nirukta (Sanskrit: निरुक्त nirukta, "etymology"): etymology, explanation of words, particularly...
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It was the subject of the Nirukta, a commentary, together with a treatise on etymology, by Yaska. Technically, Yaska's Nirukta should designate his commentary...
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Taittiriya Shakha (section Nirukta)
of the Nirukta, a study of etymology concerned with correct interpretation of Sanskrit words in the Vedas. This is significant as the Nirukta references...
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Vedāṅgas. The term "śāstra" is found in Yaska's Nirukta (1.2, 14), where the reference is to Nirukta (etymology). An early use of the term śāstra with...
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49–. ISBN 9780199370184. Lakshman Sarup (1998). The Nighantu and the Nirukta: The Oldest Indian Treatise on Etymology, Philology and Semantics. Motilal...
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Atharvaveda: Mundaka Mandukya Prashna Vedangas Shiksha Chandas Vyākaraṇa Nirukta Kalpa Jyotisha Other scriptures Bhagavad Gita Agamas (Hinduism) Itihasas...
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Atharvaveda: Mundaka Mandukya Prashna Vedangas Shiksha Chandas Vyākaraṇa Nirukta Kalpa Jyotisha Other scriptures Bhagavad Gita Agamas (Hinduism) Itihasas...
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