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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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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Words
No.of times
used
'
No. of times used
in the sense assigned
33 Svana岣�
12 12
34 RK
1 1
35 Hotra
42 4
36 GI岣�
383 383
37 Gatha
12 12
38 Ga峁嘺岣�
42 39
Dhena
15 $
40 Gn膩岣�
20 I
41 Vipa
9 42
Nana
1 43 Ka艣膩
10 w
44 Dhisan膩
32 19
45 Nauh
43 1
46 Aksaram
11 5
47 MahI
141 (adj, 6)
鐫赌
48 Aditih
165 1
49 SacI
86 榧�
50 Vac
133 54
133 51 Anustup
52 D岣nu岣�
124 53 Valgu岣�
6 54
Galda
1 (adj)
55 Sara岣�
7 56 SuparnI
2 57 Bekur膩
