[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) › [Yāska's Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska) › 2.19 # Yāska's Nirukta 2.19 Nirukta 2.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.2.19) \`\`idam śrestham jyotiṣām jyotiṣ āgāt citraḥ praketo ajanista vibhvā/ yathā prasūtā savitṛ6.savāya evā rātri usase yonim āraik/'' \`\`idam śrestham jyotiṣām jyotiṣ''.āgamat citram praketanam prajñā tatam ajanista vibhūta tamam.''.yathā prasūtā savitṛ6''.prasavāya rātrir ādityasya evam rātri usase yonim aricat sthānam/ strī yonir,.abhiyuta enām garbhah/ tasyā eṣā aparā bhavati/ - [Previous: 2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.2.18) - [Next: 2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.2.20) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.2) ## Commentaries (3) - [Ṛjvarthā (Niruktavṛtti)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!durga.24.18) — Durgācārya, Sanskrit - [Niruktaṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!skandasvamin) — Skandasvāmin & Maheśvara, Sanskrit - [Niruktavivaraṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska!mahesvaratirtha) — Maheśvaratīrtha, Sanskrit ## Discussed in (1) - [A Vedic Concordance](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.bloomfield-1906.c6.2619) — Bloomfield 1906, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.2.19) · Pramāṇa