Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.682

v1.c3.s20.682

Nai-dāna is a term applied in the Nirukta¹ to a class of Vedic interpreters. Roth² takes the Naidānas to be ‘etymologists,’ but Sieg³ thinks they are the same as the Aitihāsikas or ‘legendarists.’⁴