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 2 - Authorship of the Nighantu
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person who compiled it. It is futile to say 'this is compiled'.
The propriety of the commentary comes after compilation.
(2) The word samamnata岣� in the first part of the sentence
is in the form of hetu (cause) to the word "yy膩khy膩tavya岣�'
in the last part of the sentence. The first part (samamnaya岣�
samahatah) of the sentence gives the idea of the compilation
of the Nighantu and the last part of the sentence (sa vy膩khya-
tavyah) gives the idea of starting the commentary on the
extant Nighantu.
3 As regards the argument that Yaska's Nighantu was compiled
after the model of other Nighanty works, Pandit Sitaram Shastry
and Sri Bhisnupada Bhattacharya, both quote Yaska's own state-
ment in Nir.7.13 which is as follows:25 Moreover one offers
oblation to the gods, having announced (lit.joined together)
them with their characteristic appellations, as to Indra the
destroyer of Vitra (to Indra who excels V峁泃ra), to Indra the
deliverer from distress, and so on. Some make a list of
25. 啶呧ぅ啷嬥い啶距き啶苦ぇ啶距え啷堗 啶膏啶啶溹啶� 啶灌さ啶苦お啷嵿ぐ啶氞啶︵く啶むた 啷� 啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く 啶掂啶む啶班ぇ啷嵿え啷� 啷�
[啶囙啶ㄠ啶︵啶班ぞ啶� 啶掂啶む啶班い啷佮ぐ啷� | ] 啶囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶距く啶距啶灌啶啶� 啶囙い啶� 啷� 啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶お啷嵿く啷囙啷� 啶膏ぎ啶距ぎ啶ㄠえ啷嵿い啶� 啷�
啶啶ぞ啶傕じ啶� 啶む 啶膏ぎ啶距ぎ啷嵿え啶距え啶距い啷� 啷� 啶い啷嵿い啷� 啶膏啶掂た啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠき啷傕い啶� 啶膏啶ぞ啶む啶啶班ぞ啶оぞ啶ㄠ啶じ啷嵿い啷佮い啶�
啶むい啷嵿じ啶ぞ啶え啷� 啶呧ぐ啷嵿ぅ啶距い 啶曕ぐ啷嵿ぎ啶た啶粪た啶班啶︵啶掂い啶距 啶膏啶む啶むた 啷� 啶掂啶む啶班す啶� 啶啶班え啷嵿う啶班 啷�
啶囙い啶� 啷� 啶むぞ啶ㄠ啶お啷嵿く啷囙啷� 啶膏ぎ啶距ぎ啶ㄠえ啷嵿い啶� 啷� 啶啶ぞ啶傕じ啶苦い啷� 啶膏ぎ啶距ぎ啷嵿え啶距え啶距い啷� 啷�
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[athot膩bhidh膩nai岣� sa峁儁ujya havipracodayati | indr膩ya v峁泃radhne |
[i峁僴dr膩ya v峁泃rature | ] indr膩y膩峁僪omuca iti | t膩nyapyeke sam膩mananti |
bh奴y膩峁僺i tu sam膩mn膩n膩t | yattu sa峁僾ij帽膩nabh奴ta峁� sy膩tpr膩dh膩nyastuti
tatsam膩mane arth膩ta karmabhi峁rdevat膩岣� stauti | v峁泃rah膩 purandara岣� |
iti | t膩nyapyeke sam膩mananti | bh奴y膩峁僺itu sam膩mn膩n膩t |
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