[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.s20.695 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.695 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s20.695 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s20.695](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.695) Nair-ukta¹ in the Nirukta² denotes a man who knows the true etymology of words, and explains their meaning accordingly. Yāska’s Nirukta is the classic work of this school, and forms a commentary on an earlier Nirukta, the so-called Naighantuka, a glossary consisting of five collections of Vedic words. - [Previous: v1.c3.s20.694](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.694) - [Next: v1.c3.s20.696](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.696) - [Up: v1.c3.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20) ## Cites (1) - [Nirukta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.nirukta.yaska.1.12) — Yāska, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.695](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s20.695) · Pramāṇa