Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.551

v1.c3.s20.551

Nirukta, ‘explanation’ of a word or passage, is found in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad (viii. 3, 3), but does not appear as the name of a work before the later Upaniṣads. It is, however, probable that Yāska’s Nirukta is not later than the rise of Buddhism. *Cf.* Nirvacana.