Yāska's Nirukta 12.41
Nirukta 12.41
- Language
- Sanskrit
12.41
``yajñena yajñam ayajanta devās tāni dharmāni prathamāny āsan/
te ha nākam mahimānaḥ sacanta yatra pūrve sādhyāḥ santi devāh/''.
yajñena yajñam ayajanta devāh,.agninā agnim ayajanta devāh/
``agniḥ paśur āsīt tam ālabhanta/
tena ayajanta''.iti ca brāhmaṇam/
tāni dharmāni prathamāny āsan/
te ha nākam mahimānaḥ samasevanta yatra pūra1p sādhyāḥ santi devāḥ sādhanāt/
dyu sthāno deva gana iti nairuktāh/
pūrvam deva yugam ity ākhyānam/
vasu1p yad vivasate sarvam/
agnir vasubhir vāsava iti samākhyā/
tasmāt pṛthivī sthānāh/
indro vasubhir vāsava iti samākhyā/
tasmāt madhya sthānāh/
vasu1p āditya raśmayo vivāsanāt/
tasmād dyu sthānāh/
teṣām eṣā bhavati/
Commentaries (4)
- Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti) — Durgācārya, Sanskrit
- Niruktavṛtti — Durgācārya, Sanskrit
- Niruktaṭīkā — Skandasvāmin & Maheśvara, Sanskrit
- Niruktavivaraṇa — Maheśvaratīrtha, Sanskrit
Linked texts (4)
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — John Muir, English
- Ṛjvarthā — Durga or Durgācārya, Sanskrit
- Nighaṇṭu — Yāska, Sanskrit
- The History of Indian Literature — Albrecht Weber, English