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Nighantu and Nirukta
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References -(1) Mss. -A-Aufrecht's Catalogus Catalogorum:
i, 2974%3; i, 64b; lii, 63b. B-Descriptive Catalogues:- I.O.Cat. Nos. 547-55234965-673; B. B. R. A.S.Cat. Nos.
17-18; etc. (2) Printed Editions:- Repeatedly printed.
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निरुक्त
Nirukta No. 84
A 1881-82 Size — 8f in. by 4 in. Extent - 59 leaves ; 12 lines to a page ; 30 letters to a line. Description - Modern paper with watermarks; Devanāgari characters;
new in appearance; handwriting clear, legible and uniform; borders ruled in double red lines; red pigment used for marking the portion; folios numbered in both margins; the Ms. consists of two parts the edge and the girl each containing Adhyāyas 1-6 and 7–13 respectivly; separate
pagination for each part; this is the पूर्वषटक. Age - Saka 1729. Author-Yaska. Subject-Nirukta.
Begins — fol. 10
श्रीगणेशाय नमः ॥ हरिः ॐम् ॥
समाम्नायः समाम्नातःस व्याख्यातव्यः स्तमिमं समाम्नायं निघंटव इत्याच. क्षते etc. . fol. 10b इति नैरुक्तपूर्वषटके प्रथमोध्यायः ॥
fol. 20b इति नैरुक्ते पूर्वषट्के द्वितीयोध्यायः ॥ Ends - fol. 58b
अस्मा इदु तन्नस्तुरीयं हिनोता नोमनोमात्वानपापासोपवं वृकेण जीवांनो. बतो बतासि धेनुं नोरायिकाणे वामं वामं किं ते तु विक्षते निराविध्यदयं यो हिमेनाग्निं षट्त्रिंशत् ॥