[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s20.551 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.551 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.551 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.551](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.550](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.550) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.552](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.552) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) ## Linked texts (1) - [Chāndogyopaniṣad](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.upanisad.mukhya.chandogya.8.3.3) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.551](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.551) · Pramāṇa