[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) › 167.5 # Yāska's Nirukta 167.5 Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti) 167.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [167.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.167.5) ṛca eva hi prāyeṇānitarāgaṇihitārthāḥ, na tathā yajūṃṣi | tāsu hi vijñātāsu yajūṃṣyapivijñātānyeva bhavanti|tasmādana eva puraskṛtya bravīti,-“tāstrividhā ṛcaḥ”iti | yāḥ kāścana sarvavedeṣu ṛcaḥ tāḥ sarvā api trividhāḥ eva bhavanti || tayathā,“parokṣakṛtāḥ, pratyakṣakṛtāḥ, ādhyātmikyaśca”-iti | 7 | - [Previous: 167.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.167.4) - [Next: 167.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.167.6) - [Up: 167](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.167) ## Linked texts (1) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.7.3) — Yāska, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.167.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.167.5) · Pramāṇa