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 4 - Second Adhyaya (chapter) of the Nighantu (study)
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External source: Shodhganga (Repository of Indian theses)
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' 325 14. Indriya: The word occurs in forty one places, with
its forms. In three places it is used in the sense assigned
(i.e. I.111.2; V.31.3; I.107.2). In rest of the places it
is explained as bala or virya mainly of the god Indra.
15. Vasu: The word with its forms (i.e. vasuna, vasunam;
Vasubhi岣�, vasuni and vason) occurs in two hundred and ninety
two places. In all the places it is used in the sense assigned.
A few examples are given below. (Nigh.1.5.10). The form
in
3 vasava岣� has been listed Rasminamani (refer supta to Nigh.1.5.4).
16. Ravah: The word with its forms occurs in two hundred
and fifty three places. In all the places it is explained
in the sense assigned.
The form rayam occurs in RV. IX. 108.13.
It is explained as ranti pravacchati ksiradikan iti ravo gavah.
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17. Radhah: The word occurs in one hundred and forty six
places. Out of these, in one hundred and twenty places the
word is used in the sense assigned. In other places it is
used in the sense of radhaka or anna. Sayapa interpretes the
3 word in two ways; and quotes the Nighantu. Yaska interpretes
3. 啶�. [峁�.] 1.9.5. 啶班ぞ啶о 啷� 啶班ぞ啶оく啷佮さ啶ㄠ啶むた 啶呧え啷囙え啷囙い啶� 啶班ぞ啶о 啶оえ啶 啷� 啶啶
啶囙い啷嵿く啶距う啶苦し啷� 啶呧し啷嵿啶距さ啶苦啶多い啶� 啶оえ啶ㄠぞ啶じ啷� [谤腻诲丑补岣� | r膩dhayuvanti aneneti r膩dho dhanam | magham
ity膩di峁 a峁ａ弓膩vi峁兣沘ti dhanan膩masu ] "啶班ぞ啶
啶囙い啶� 啶ぞ啶犩ぞ啶む [谤腻测补岣�
iti p膩峁環膩t ] 鈥� 8.64. 1. 啶呧え啷嵿え啶 啷�
啶灌さ啶苦ぐ啷嵿げ啶曕啶粪ぃ啶� 啶膏啶班ぞ啶о啶� 啶膏啶む啶む啶班 啶掂ぞ 啷�
啶班ぞ啶о [annam |
havirlak峁峁嘺峁� sa峁價膩dhaka峁� stotra峁� v膩 |
谤腻诲丑补岣� ] " 啶ㄠた啶樴. [nigh. ] 2.10.17.8
8 啶嬥. [峁涐箾. ] 1. 122.11. 啶膏ぎ啷冟う啷嵿ぇ啶苦じ啶距ぇ啶ㄠ
[蝉补尘峁沝诲丑颈蝉腻诲丑补苍补峁�
] 鈥�
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