[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Etymology and Vedic lexicon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta) › [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska) › [Rijvartha (Niruktavritti)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga) › 121.2 # Yāska's Nirukta 121.2 Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti) 121.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [121.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.121.2) "prakalavit ( 25 )"-ityanavagatam | “prakalācit”-ityavagamaḥ | ‘vaṇig bhavati"-ityabhidheyavacanam | sa hi “kalāśca veda prakalāśca” | kalāsambandhenaiveha prakalā ucyante, kalā eva hyapekṣya prakalā bhavantīti | yathā, -adhiṣṭhānamapekṣya pratyadhiṣṭhānamiti || "indreṇaite̍ tṛtsa̍vo veviṣaṇā āpo̱ na sṛ̱ṣṭā ardhavanta nīcī̍ḥ | durmitrāsa̍ḥ prakalavinmimā̍nā ja̱hurviśvāni̍ bhoja̍nā su̱dāse̍ || (ṛ0 saṃ0 5, 2, 26, 5)"-iti || vasiṣṭhasyārṣam | triṣṭup | aindrī | mahāvrate niṣkevalye dakṣiṇe pakṣe śasyate | 'indreṇa' 'ete' 'tṛtsavaḥ' dārayitavyāḥ meghāḥ, 'veviṣāṇāḥ' punaḥpunaḥ vyāpyamānāḥ, 'āpaḥ na' āpa iva 'sṛṣṭāḥ' kenacit, 'adhavanta' agacchan | 'nīcīḥ' nīcairityarthaḥ | uccairgataya ete santaḥ indrabalādeṣāṃ nīcairgatayaḥ saṃvṛttā ityabhiprāyaḥ | kiñca, "durmitrāsaḥ" sumitrāṇyapi santo ye atisandhānaparāḥ, te punardurmitrāḥ | ke punaste ? iti "prakalavidaḥ" vaṇija ityarthaḥ | te yathā amitrodbuddhyā kiñcid dravyamalpaṃ dadati, evamete meghāḥ pūrvamalpodakadātāro bhūtvā adhunendrabalodyatāḥ santaḥ 'jahuḥ' 'viśvāni' sarvāṇyaśeṣāṇi 'bhojanā' bhojanānyudakāni 'sudāse' rājñi, yajamāne vā kalyāṇadāne || evamalpodakālpadānopamāsambandhāt "prakalavin-vaṇik" - ityupapadyate || avayavapratyavayavādikalāḥ prakalā śabdenocyante, tāṣu ca vaṇigeva nipuṇo bhavati, gaṇitakuśalatvāt, na tathānya iti | 6 | 6 | - [Previous: 120.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.120.1) - [Next: 121.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.121.3) - [Up: 121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.121) ## Linked texts (1) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.6.6) — Yāska, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.121.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.121.2) · Pramāṇa