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33 articles in the archive discuss Yaska, from The Indian Historical Quarterly, Sambodhi (1925–2010). Open any article for its summary, citation and original PDF.

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Articles discussing Yaska

  1. The Nirukta—Its Recensions

    Bishnupada Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1949

    “We fail to trace the word sinarah 10 the extant Nirakta, and yet Bhasyakira in the above extract certainly refers to Yaska as it has been exemplified in other cases. This points to the existence of a different version of Yaska's Nirukta.”
  2. The Authorship of Nighantu

    Chamupati · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927

    “Was the Nighagtu compiled by Yaska or did it exist before him?”
  3. Max Muller's Introduction to the Rgveda-Pratisakhya

    Batakrishna Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927

    “Now, in spite of the objections which have લ્લા raised, 1 stick to my old view as firmly 85 in the History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, that Saunaka, the author of the Pratidakhya as well as Yaska the author of the Nirukta is older than Pknini.”
  4. The Nirukta and the Aitareya Brahmana

    Viman Chandra Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1959

    “Yaska’s statement that conventional modes. of word- formation need not be always considered (na semskiram adriyeta) has its basis in the Aitareysa Bribmana which is the pioneer in setting an example towards this direction,”
  5. Age of the Rgveda – Chapter 2: Astronomical Evidence on the Age of the Rgveda

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1960

  6. The Linga-daivata Hymns- A Rigvedic Riddle

    Amiya Kumar Chakravorty · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1962

    “the terms Indra-linga, Vayu-linga, Agni-linga, Surya-linga, etc., as cited by Yaska (7th century B. C.) in his Nirukea, chapter 1/17, and by Saunaka (607 centuty છ. C.) in his Bribaddevata chapter 1/86-go, mean signs of Indra, Vayu, Agni & Surya respectively, not the gender or sex of these deities.”
  7. The Qualifications of a Student According to Niruktam

    Paramba Shri Yogamaya · Sambodhi, 2010

  8. The Chando-Vedanga of Pingala

    Mano Mohan Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931

  9. Vedic Deities: The Mystery Behind Their Multiple Names

    Amiya Kumar Chakravorty · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1962

  10. The Rgvedic Principles of Criticism

    P. S. Sastri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1958

  11. Some Chronological Considerations about Panini's Date

    Vasudeva S. Agrawala · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1951

  12. A Note on Haritah Ayasah

    Manindra Nath Banerji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1930

  13. Niruktavarttika—a lost Treatise

    Bishnupada Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1950

    “The discovery of the work would, no doubt, greatly facilitate the study of the Nirukta, which is so very abstruse, by throwing light on the history of etymological inquiries and on the proper construction and interpretation of Yaska’s text.”
  14. The Twin Gods Aśvinau

    V. H. Vader · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1932

  15. Kayastha-its Evolution, A Critical Review

    Sudarshan Kumar Sharma · Sambodhi, 2005

  16. Varuna : His Identification

    Mano Mohan Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1959

  17. The Nirukta and the Theory of Transmigration

    H. G. Narahari · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1945

    “The many valuable disclosures that this great work of Yaska has to make in the fields of etymology. and philology. of religion and mythology have had sufficient treatment already, and the present paper has no concern with the discussion of any of those topics.”
  18. Select Contents of Oriental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1959

  19. Reviews

    Sushil Kumar De, Batakrishna Ghosh, D. Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1931

    “The work under review is the last of a series of volumes by the same author on Yaska’s Nirukta, the oldest Indian work on etymology, philology and semantics.”
  20. The Mahabhāṣya

    Prabhat Chandra Chakravarti · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1925

  21. Social Philosophy of Dr. Radhakrishnan

    H. M. Joshi · Sambodhi, 1989

  22. About the words 'garuṭ' and 'garutmān' in the Rgveda

    Sadashiv A. Dange · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1963

  23. Kalidasa’s Reference to a Custom of the Hūnas in the Raghuvaṃśa

    Vasudeva S. Agrawala · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1957

  24. Vacarambhanam

    Vidhushekhara Bhattacharya · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1936

  25. Review: Praveśaka and Vararuca‑Nirukta‑Samuccaya

    Mano Mohan Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1942

    “From the title it appears that the work 105' something ૬૦ do with the ‘Nirukex of Yaska and in fact पट contents of the work amply shows પડ તંટ[૯0૧૯૦૯' 10 many cases on the famous Vedic interpreter of antiquity.”
  26. Select Contents of Oriental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1941

    “Arguments have been put forward to show that फीट Buddhistic doc- trines were not alluded to in the Mimamsasitra, nor was its author Jaimini familiar with Yaska's Nirukta.”
  27. Select Contents of Oriental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1942

  28. Vedica

    Batakrishna Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934

  29. Some Technical Terms of Sanskrit Grammar

    Kshitish Chandra Chatterjee · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933

  30. The Twin-gods Asvins of the Rg-Veda

    Ekendra Nath Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1930

  31. Select Contents of Oriental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1930

  32. Select Contents of Oriental Journals

    The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927

  33. Dhatuparayana — A Review Note

    J. M. Shukla · Sambodhi, 1975