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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he also gives the meaning as v膩c (RV.I.124.5; I.164.3; VII.77.2), In six places he interpretes it as rays (RV. I, 124.8; III.31.4; IV.51.8; IV.52.2;3 and V.45.2). 39 27 In five places Sayana explains the word with more than
one meaning. It should be noted that the word gavam is
mainly used in those Rks which praise the goddess usas
(there these alternative meanings are given).
20. Gavam iva is used in three places
V.59.3; and VI.24.4).
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28 (RY.130.3;
27.
1.124.5. 啶椸さ啶距 啶︵た啶多ぞ啶� 啶班ざ啷嵿ぎ啷�啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂ぞ 啷� 啶呧え啷嵿い啶班た啶曕啶粪じ啷嵿く 啶啶班啶掂じ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷� 啶ぞ啶椸
啶夃し啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧 啶椸さ啶距 啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ啶� 啶溹え啶苦い啷嵿ぐ啷� 啶夃い啷嵿お啶距う啶た啶む啶班 啷� 啶夃し啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧 啶膏ぐ啷嵿さ啷囙し啶距
啶啶班ぞ啶｀た啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶氞 啶膏啶啶班え啷嵿い啷�啶むた 啶啶班じ啶苦う啷嵿ぇ啶 啷�
[gav膩峁� di艣膩峁� ra艣m墨n膩峁� v膩 | antarik峁sya p奴rvasmin bh膩ge
u峁岣� k膩le gav膩峁� v膩c膩峁� janitr墨 utp膩dayitr墨 | u峁岣� k膩le sarve峁Ｄ佱箖
pr膩峁噄n膩峁� v膩ca岣� sphurant墨ti prasiddham |
] 1.124. 11. 啶呧ぐ啷佮ぃ啶距え啶距 啶呧ぐ啷佮ぃ啶掂ぐ啷嵿ぃ啶距え啶距 啶椸さ 啶啶班じ啶苦う啷嵿ぇ啶距え啶距ぎ啷� 啶忇い啶ㄠ啶ㄠぞ啶啶� -
啶ㄠぞ啶ざ啷嵿さ啶距え啶距ぎ啷� 啶掂ぞ [aru峁嚹乶膩峁� aru峁嘺var峁嚹乶膩峁� gava prasiddh膩n膩m etann膩mak膩 -
n膩ma艣v膩n膩m v膩 ] ! 啶膏ぎ啷傕す啶� 啶班ぅ啷� 啶啶溹く啶むた 啷� 啷� 啶夃し啶距 啷� 啷� [sam奴ha峁� rathe yojayati | 1 u峁Ｄ佱弗 | | ] " 啶呧ぐ啷佮ぃ啷嵿く啷� 啶椸ぞ啶�-
啶夃し啶むぞ啶 啷� 啶多啶ぞ啶掂ぞ啶� 啶膏さ啶苦い啷佮 [aru峁噛o g膩va-
u峁t膩m | 艣y膩v膩岣� savitu岣� ] " 啶ㄠた啶�. [nigha. ] 1. 25.7-88 啶囙い啶� 啷� 啶ぅ啶� 啶侧啶曕
啶掂ぞ啶灌え啶膏啶ㄠぞ啶灌 啶︵啶粪啶熰啶掂ぞ 啶啶班く啶距ぃ啶え啷佮ぎ啷�啶い啷� 啶むぅ啶� 啶呧い啷嵿ぐ啶距お啶� 啶呧ぐ啷佮ぃ啶班ざ啷嵿ぎ啷�啶ㄠぞ啶ざ啷嵿さ啶距え啶距
啶︵ぐ啷嵿ざ啶ㄠぞ啶む 啶夃し啶� 啶嗋啶氞啶涏い啷�啶む啶ぇ啷嵿く啶掂じ啷�啶い啷� 啷� 啶う啷嵿さ啶� 啶呧ぐ啷佮ぃ啶距え啶距 啶班ざ啷嵿ぎ啷�啶ㄠぞ
啶膏ぎ啷傕す啶� 啶啶權啶曕い啷� 啷�
[iti | yath膩 loke
v膩hanasa峁僴膩ha峁� d峁涐梗峁璿膩 pray膩峁嘺manum墨yate tath膩 atr膩pi aru峁嘺ra艣m墨n膩ma艣v膩n膩峁�
dar艣an膩t u峁Ｄ� 膩gacchat墨tyadhyavas墨yate | yadv膩 aru峁嚹乶膩峁� ra艣m墨n膩
sam奴ha峁� yu峁卥ate |
] 1.164.3. 啶椸さ啶距 啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ啶� 啶膏啶む啶むた啶班啶ぞ啶｀ぞ啶 啶う啷嵿さ啶� 啷� 啶椸さ啶距ぎ啷佮う啶曕ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶 啷�
[gav膩峁� v膩c膩峁� stutir奴p膩峁嚹乵 yadv膩 | gav膩mudak膩n膩m |
] 7.77.2. 啶椸さ啶距 啶掂ぞ啶氞ぞ啶� 啶椸さ啶距ぎ啷囙さ啶掂ぞ 啶ぞ啶むぞ 啶ㄠた啶班啶ぞ啶む啶班 啷� 啶夃し啶� 啶曕ぞ啶侧啶灌た
啶啷嵿し啶苦ぎ啶ㄠ啶粪啶ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶掂ぞ啶氞 啶ㄠた啶班啶椸啷嵿啶ㄠ啶むた 啷� 啶椸さ啶距ぎ啶た 啶むじ啷嵿ぎ啶苦え啷嵿啶距げ啷� 啶膏啶氞ぞ啶班ぞ啶む
啶むえ啷嵿え啶苦ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶距い啷冟い啷嵿さ啶 啷� 啶呧ぅ啶掂ぞ 啶班ざ啷嵿ぎ啷�啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶ㄠた啶班啶ぞ啶む啶班 啷�
[gav膩峁� v膩c膩峁� gav膩mevav膩 m膩t膩 nirm膩tr墨 | u峁岣� k膩lehi
pak峁manu峁膩n膩峁� v膩co nirgacchanti | gav膩mapi tasmink膩le sa峁僣膩r膩t
tannirm膩t峁泃vam | athav膩 ra艣m墨n膩峁� nirm膩tr墨 |
] 5.56.5. 啶椸さ啶距ぎ啷� 啶夃う啶曕ぞ啶ㄠぞ啶� 啶啶班じ啶苦う啷嵿さ啶距え啶距 啶椸さ啶距 啶掂ぞ 啶膏ぐ啷嵿 啶膏啶樴ぎ啷� 啷�
[gav膩m udak膩n膩峁� prasidv膩n膩峁� gav膩峁� v膩 sarga sa峁僩ham |
] 1 28.
啶椸さ啶距 啶ぞ啶班啶� 啶ぅ啶� 啷�
啶椸さ啶距 啶掂啶溹 啶囙さ 啷�
[gav膩峁� m膩rga yath膩 |
gav膩峁� v峁沯a峁� iva |
] 鈽�
啶椸さ啶� 啶囙え啷嵿啶� 啶囙さ 啶灌 啶す啶�, 啶夃い啷嵿啷冟し啷嵿啶啶粪ぃ啷�啶� 啶啷嵿啶距う啶苦啶� 啶оぞ啶班く 啷�
[gav膩 inga峁� iva he mahata, utk峁涐梗峁璦mu峁峁嚹玨a pa峁弓膩dika峁� dh膩raya |
]
