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Yāska's Nirukta 40.3

Niruktavṛtti 40.3

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Sanskrit

40.3

"vajranāmānyuttarāṇyaṣṭādaśa" | yo hi hanyate sa vajreṇaiveti vadhakarmabhyaḥ uttarāṇi vajranāmāni || kiyanti punastāni ? aṣṭādaśa, aṣṭau ca daśa ca 18 || katamāni punastāni ? "vidyut, nemiḥ, hetiḥ"-ityevamādīni || vidyut, dyatervā dyotatervā, punaḥpunaratiśayena vā dyati avakhaṇḍayati, dyotate dīpyate vā sā vidyut | avānāmayati khaṇḍayati prahāreṇeti nemiḥ ! hetirhanteḥ ! ityevamādi |
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