[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) › 50.2.2 # Yāska's Nirukta 50.2.2 Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti) 50.2.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [50.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.50.2.2) 'bhūriṣu' api ca bahutereṣu api aparādheṣu 'mā vadhīḥ' iti | etasmin prakaraṇe bravīti-"ko nu maryāḥ"-iti | he maryāḥ manuṣyāḥ ! yuṣmānneva tāvat pṛcchāmi, - "amithitaḥ" anākruṣṭaḥ, paruṣamapi vā kiñcidanuktaḥ, api ca "sakhā" samānakhyānaḥ, "sakhāyam" eva samānakhyānameva santam yathā bhavatāmahaṃ yajñe samānakhyānaḥ, evaṃ santam "abravīt" | ko nvevamāha ?amithitaḥ anākruṣṭo brūyāda yaḥ kaścit, yathā yūyamanāhatāḥ santo mā brūta-'mā vadhīḥ' iti | "jahā ko asmadīṣate" | apāpakaśabdo'tra bhāṣyakāreṇādhyāhṛtaḥ prāk jahāśabdasya arthopadyotanārtham, "apāpakaṃ" santaṃ' 'kamahaṃ' "jaghāna" hatavān "jātu" kadā cidityarthaḥ| "apāpakaṃ""kam""aham""jātu"-iti sarvametata adhyāhṛta bhāṣyakāreṇa jahāśabdasya nirākāṅkṣīkaraṇārthamadhastāccopariṣṭācca | evaṃ hi jahāśabdaḥ parisamāptārtho bhavati | na kadācidapi kaścidapāpako mayā hatapūrvaṃ iti, pāpakāriṇa tu hanmītyabhiprāyaḥ | te yūyamapāpā evājasraṃ bhūyāstha, na vo haniṣyāmi | yat punaretadukta bhavadbhiḥ 'bhūriṣvapyāgassu māmmān vadhīḥ- iti, kathamāgastvārī na hanyate ? 'śvā puroḍāśamava̍lihyāt' na ca kasyacit kasmiṃścidapi svatā syāt, sarvaṃ vā asamañjasameva syāt, yadi pāpakāriṇo na hanyeran, atha manuṣyānapāpānapi tvaṃ hasyeveti | atra brūmaḥ, "kaḥ" "asmat" asmattaḥ apāpakārī san "bhītaḥ" īṣate "palāyate" ityarthaḥ | na kaścidapyapāpakārī mattaḥ udvijamānaḥ palāyate, sa hi yuddhena cetasā abhimukha eva māmabhyeti, ya eva tu pāpakārī bhavati, sa evātmāparādhācchaṅkitayā buddhyā asmatto bhītaḥ palāyate-- ityabhiprāyaḥ || - [Previous: 50.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.50.2.1) - [Next: 50.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.50.2.3) - [Up: 50.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.50.2) ## Linked texts (1) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.4.2) — Yāska, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.50.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.50.2.2) · Pramāṇa