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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No.
No. of times
used in the BV.
1 1.
惭补苍耻峁补岣�
23 2. Narah
308 The above discussion may be given in a tabular form:
Word
No of times used in
the sense assigned
i
22 50 (as net膩ra岣�
in many places)
3.
顿丑补惫补岣�
f
4.
闯补苍迟补惫补岣�
17 5.
痴颈艣补岣�
135 6 ('born' in
general living being)
128 6. K峁taya岣�
45 42
7. Krstayah
53 53
8.
颁补谤峁峁嘺测补岣�
59 58
9. Nahu峁岣�
22 12 (in rest of
the places used as king)
10. Haraya岣�
32 11. Marya岣�
29 25
*
12. Marty膩岣�
185 183
13. Mart膩岣�
139 137
14. Vr膩t膩岣�
8 -' (group)
15.
罢耻谤惫补艣腻岣�
20 2
16.
顿谤耻丑测补惫补岣�
6 (names)
17. Ayava岣�
41 *40
18. . Yadava岣�
15 19. Anava岣�
5 10
1 (king)
2 20. Pururava岣�
23 21
21. Jagata岣�
38 31
*
