[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) › 25.2 # Yāska's Nirukta 25.2 Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti) 25.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [25.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.25.2) uṣaḥśabda tattvāvadhāraṇārthaṃ prasaktāvetau mantrau upavarṇitau, prakṛtamidānīmucyate,— “aharnāmānyuttarāṇi dvādaśa” | ahno nāmāni, aharnāmāni, uttarāṇi prakṛtebhya uṣonāmabhyaḥ, uṣasa evānantaramaharbhavati, tasmāduṣonāmabhya uttarāṇi aharnāmāni|kiyanti punastāni ?“dvādaśa” dve ca daśa ca dvādaśa 12 || kāni punastāni ? “vastoḥ, dyuḥ bhānuḥ”—ityevamādīni|vaste jyotiretaditi vastorityucyate | yathaiva hi śrutaṃ mantre tathaiveha samāmnātam | dyuḥ, dyotate hyetat jyotiṣā | bhānuḥ, bhāsate hyetat jyotiṣetyevamādi yojyam | 20 | "meghanāmānyuttarāṇi triṃśat" | meghānāṃ nāmāni meghanāmāni tāni uttarāṇi, prakṛtebhyo'harnāmabhyaḥ | meghā hyahani rātrau cāviśeṣeṇa bhavantyato rātryaharnāmabhya uttarāṇi meghanāmāni || kiyanti punastāni ? triṃśat 30 | katamāni punastāni ? “adriḥ, grāvā, gotraḥ”—ityevamādīni | adriḥ, ādarayitavyo bhavati hyasāva udakārthamityadriḥ | grāvā, gṛṇātervā gṛhṇātervā, gṛṇātyasau śabdaṃ karoti, gṛhītaṃ codakamaneneti gotraḥ, gaurvāṃgatra | ityevamādyabhyūhitavyam, parvatanāmatve'pi yathāsambhavaṃ yojyam | 21 | - [Previous: 25.1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.25.1.4) - [Next: 25.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.25.3) - [Up: 25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.25) ## Linked texts (1) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.2.21) — Yāska, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.25.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.25.2) · Pramāṇa