Nirukta

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Vedanga
gptkbp:author gptkb:Yaska
gptkbp:basisFor Vedic exegesis
gptkbp:citation Later Sanskrit commentaries
gptkbp:date circa 5th century BCE
gptkbp:explains Difficult Vedic words
gptkbp:focusesOn Semantic analysis
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Nirukta
gptkbp:influenced Indian linguistics
gptkbp:language gptkb:Sanskrit
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Six_Vedangas
gptkbp:prescribes Rules for word derivation
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Nighantu
gptkbp:studiedIn Vedic scholarship
gptkbp:subject Etymology
Interpretation of Vedic words
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vedangas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6