Essay name: Nighantu (critical study)
Author:
Gopalakrishna N. Bhat
Affiliation: Karnatak University / Department of Sanskrit
This is an English study of the Nighantu and its commentary called the Nirukta by Yaska. The Nighantu is an ancient Sanskrit lexicon dealing with the words of the Vedic language. This essay presents a detailed analysis of the extant five chapters of this text and examines it's authorship, tracing meanings of words through Vedic texts by providing a comparative study involving Sayana's interpretations and connections with other texts like Amarakosa.
Chapter 3 - First Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)
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i 15. Gobhi岣� iva occurs only once in VIII.24.6. 21 鐖�
16. Gave occurs in thirteen places in dative case.
In twelve places it means cow or pa艣u in general, Though
it is in singular, it means plural (S膩ya峁嘺: latyabhipraya峁�
蝉补谤惫补迟谤补颈办补惫补肠补苍补峁�)
In RV.V.33.4 S膩ya峁嘺 interpretes: gave v峁涐梗峁瓂udak膩ya.
36 17. Gobhyah occurs only in two places. In RV.VIII.45.30
S膩ya峁嘺 interpretes: gobhyah gamanavadbhyah udakebhya岣�
in ablative case.
In RV.X. 165.3 gobhyah is used in the sense of a cow.
18. Goh: occurs in forty-eight places mostly in genetive
case. In thirty-two places cow or animal is its meaning in
general. In RV.III, 1.25; 5011; 6.11; 7.11 and 15.7, it is
interpreted gavadi pasun sampadayitr墨m,
Here, in these above mentioned Rks the goddess ila is
praised.
The goddess is prayed to bestow cows and other animals.
21.
啶膏ぞ啶ぃ啶ぞ啶粪啶� 啶ぅ啶� 啶椸啶ぞ啶侧 啶椸啶た啶� 啶掂啶溹 啶椸啶粪啶犩 啶椸啷嵿啶むた
[s膩ya峁嘺bh膩峁a yath膩 gop膩lo gobhi岣� v峁沯a峁� go峁ａ弓ha峁� gacchati
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