Yāska

Yaska ( Sanskrit: यास्क, YASKA; approximately the 7th century BC) was a grammarian of ancient India. The work attributed to him is the Nirukta, which is a part of the Vedangas, a collection of auxiliary sciences to interpret the Vedic ritual texts. Yaska employed in this text mainly with questions of etymology.

  • Grammarian
  • Indian
  • Born in the 8th or 7th century BC
  • Died in the 7th or 6th century BC
  • Man
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