Yāska's Nirukta 44.4

Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti) 44.4

Language: Sanskrit

44.4

kākādiśabdān udāharaṇaprasaktān nirbravīti, “kāka iti śabdānukṛtiḥ” | anukaraṇamanukṛtiḥ, śabdasyānukṛtiḥ, yādṛśamevāsāṃ śabdaṃ karoti tathaivānukṛtyā tasya nāmāpi bhavati śabdasyānukṛtiḥ | sa hi kākukāku iti vāśyate, ⸪ tasmāt sa kāka ityucyate |
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Nirukta — Yāska, Sanskrit