A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Nirukta
This page describes Nirukta which is located on page 422 of the second volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari [by K. A. Subramania Iyer]
Commentary Mimamsaka objection:— [Read verse 340-341 above] [There is a reference here to Yaska s definition in his Nirukta of the verb and the noun: bhavapradhanam akhyatam sattva-pradhanani namani. It is also in the Nirukta that one finds the earliest mention of the four parts of speech: namakhyatopasarganipatah. See Yaska—Nirukta I. 1] The Grammarian answers—...
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Vasudevavijaya of Vasudeva (Study) [by Sajitha. A]
The elision and substitution of the letters are the characteristics of Nirukta, hence Vasudeva mentions the fundamental aspect of Nirukta here as varnagamo varnaviparyayashca dvau caparau varnavikaralopau | dhatostadarthatishayena yogastaducyate pancavidhamniruktam || Addition, Substitution, elision, transmission and proper meaning of the root are the five features of Nirukta....
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Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas [by Goswami Mitali]
(* 4) cf., tatah sa mandaladudyannijabimbasamaprabhah/ avatirya dadau tebhyo durdrisho darshanam ravih// (* 5) Bhagavatapurana, 6.6.40-43; Matsyapurana, 11.34-38; Vishnupurana,3.2; (* 6) Ibid., 3.2.2,4 (* 7) Matsyapurana, 52; Markandeyapurana, 80, 83; Vishnupurana,3.2 (* 8) Nirukta, 4.22 (* 9) Ibid., 12.7 (* 10) Ibid., 12.1 (* 11) Nirukta, 12.10 (* 12) Bhavishyapurana, 1.47, 79...
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