Yāska's Nirukta 14.1

Nirukta 14.1

Language: Sanskrit

14.1

vyākhyātam daivatam,.yajña aṅgaṃś ca/
atha ata ūrdha mārga gatim vyākhyāsyāmah/
``sūrya ātmā''.ity uditasya hi karma drastā/
atha etad anupravadanti/
atha etam mahāntam ātmānam eṣā ṛc arganaḥ pravadanti/
``indram mitram varuṇam agnim āhuh''.iti/
atha eṣa mahān ātmā ātma jijñāsayā ātmānam provāca/
``agnir asmi janmanā jātavedas1/''.
``aham asmi prathamajāh''.ity etābhyām/

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Commentaries (4)

Niruktaṭīkā — Skandasvāmin & Maheśvara, Sanskrit
Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti) — Durgācārya, Sanskrit
Niruktavṛtti — Durgācārya, Sanskrit
Niruktavivaraṇa — Maheśvaratīrtha, Sanskrit

Linked texts (1)

A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English