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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No of times used in
the sense assigned
Words
No.of times they
occur in the RV.
84 Induh
320 A
85 Hema
86 Sva岣�
87 Sarga岣�
1 '81
32 17
88 Sambaram
22 89
Abhvam
90 Vapuh
21'
19 91
Ambu
92 Toyam
11 93
Tuy am
am
22 94
Krpitam
1 95
艢耻办谤补尘
100 96
罢别箩补岣�
7 97
Svadha
108 98
Vari
99 Jalam
100 Jal膩峁m
101 Idam
3 178
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1 1
鈽�
1 1 1 鈥�
1 - (adjective to
Water 1.45.10)
12 1
From the above study it is seen that twelve words
listed as synonyms of water are not at all used in the Vedas.
And most surprisingly fifty three words are not at all
used in the sense of water.
