Yāska's Nirukta 2.3
Niruktavṛtti 2.3
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2.3
"nighaṇṭavaḥ kasmān"-iti nighaṇṭuśabdavyutpipādaviṣayā praśnaḥ || nirvivakṣaṃryedamāha-
| yeṣvabhidhānanirvacanaprārambhakeṣvācāryaḥ ayaṃ yāsko niruktakāraḥ kasmācchabdamuttaratra na kuryāt, teṣvapi vyākhyākāle kasmāditi •śabdaḥ samuccāyaḥ | tathāhi vyākhyāsāphalyaṃ bhavati ||
niścayenādhikaṃ vā nigūḍhārthī ete parijñātāḥ santo mantrārthān gamayanti jñāpayanti, tato 'nigama'saṃjñā nighaṇṭava eva ime bhavanti |