Nirukta
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Date
- Etymology
- Discussion
- Texts
- Usage
- Ancient
- Medieval
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright=1.25|The opening pages of Yaska's Nirukta Vedanga text (Sanskrit, Devanagari script)
Nirukta (, , "explained, interpreted") is one of the six ancient Vedangas, or ancillary science connected with the Vedas – the scriptures of Hinduism. Nirukta covers etymology, and is the study concerned with correct interpretation of Sanskrit words in the Vedas.
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