[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) › 68.2 # Yāska's Nirukta 68.2 Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti) 68.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [68.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.68.2) “cyavānaḥ ( 38 )”-ityetadanavagatam | “cyāvanaḥ”-ityevamarthapratītiḥ “ṛṣirbhavati”-ityabhidheyavacanam, “cyavānam”-“iti” evam “avyasya” ṛṣerbhṛguputrasya cchandasi “nigamāḥ” santi | cyavana iti prasiddhameveti kṛtvā nigamaṃ na paṭhati | itarathā tvaprasiddhamalpaprayogaṃ caitaditi kṛtvā paṭhati“yu̱vaṃ cyavā̍naṃ sana̱yaṃ yathā̱ ratha̱ṃ puna̱ryuvā̍naṃ carathā̍ya takṣathuḥ | niṣṭau̍gryamū̍hathura̱dbhyaspari̱ viśvettā vā̱ṃ sava̍neṣu pra̱vācyā̍ || ( ṛ0 sa0 7, 8, 15, 4 )”- iti | kākṣīvatyā ghoṣāyā iyamārpam | prātaranuvākāśvinayoḥ śasyate | aśvināvucyete,-he aśvinau ! “yuvāṃ” “cyavānam” ṛṣi cyāvayitāraṃ stomānām | “sanayaṃ” vṛddhaṃ gamanāsamarthaṃ santam “yathā” cirantanaṃ “rathaṃ” gamanāsamarthaṃ kaścicchilpī gamanasamarthaṃ kuryāt, evaṃ “punaḥ yuvānam” cyavanamṛṣiṃ “carathāya” “caraṇāya” gamanārtham “takṣathuḥ” kṛtavantau stha ityarthaḥ | kiṃca, ‘niṣṭaugryamūhathuḥ’ nirūhathuḥ, nirhṛtavantau sthaḥ, taugryaṃ tugrayāṇāmapāṃ saṃghātaṃ meghānām | kva punaḥ nirūhathuḥ ? ‘adbhyaspari’ cirantanīnāmapyāsāmapāmupari, anupakṣīṇāsvevānyāsu vārṣikāsvapsu, tāsāmevopari lokānugrahārthamanyamudakasaṃghātaṃ nirūhathuḥ | ‘tā’ tānyevamādīni karmāṇi ‘viśvā’ viśvāni, sarvāṇi | ‘vāṃ’ yuvayoḥ ‘savaneṣu’ yajñeṣu, prātaḥsavanādiṣu vā ‘pravācyā’ prakarṣeṇa vacanīyāni stotṝṇām || evametasmin mantre “cyavānā”-śabdena cyavana eva ṛṣiruktaḥ, sa hi śrūyate saukanye ākhyāne,-jīrṇaḥ sannaśvibhyāṃ punaryuvā kṛta iti | tasmādupapadyate || nigamaprasaktamucyate-“yuvā, prayauti karmāṇi” miśrayati | “takṣatiḥ karotikarmā” karotītyarthaḥ | 4 | 19 | - [Previous: 67.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.67.1) - [Next: 68.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.68.4) - [Up: 68](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.68) ## Linked texts (1) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.4.19) — Yāska, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.68.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.68.2) · Pramāṇa