Yāska's Nirukta 178.6

Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti) 178.6

Language: Sanskrit

178.6

ataḥ paramuṣṇigādīni cchandāṃsi caturuttarāṇi tāni, tatprasaṅgenaiva nirāhatatra tāvat, "uṣṇik" "utstrātā" gāyatrītaścaturbhirakṣarairadhikairudveṣṭitā iva "bhavati" | uṣṇikgāyatryo jāgataśceti || "snihyateḥ vā syāt kāntikarmaṇaḥ" snigdhamiṣṭadevatānāṃ kāntametacchandaḥ || "uṣṇīṣiṇī" iva "vā,-iti aupamikam" | catvāryyakṣarāṇyasyāḥ uṣṇīṣamiva lakṣyante, tenoṣṇik || athoṣṇīṣa kasmāt ? "uṣṇīṣam" "snāyateḥ" śaucārthasya, śuddhaṃ hi tad bhavati śuklam |
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Nirukta — Yāska, Sanskrit