निरुक्तम्: The Nirukta of Yaska with Durga's Commentary (Sanskrit Only)

DETAILS:

• Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.
  
• Author: प्रो. ज्ञानप्रकाश शास्त्री (Prof. Gyan Prakash Shastri)
  
• Language: Sanskrit Only
  
• Hardcover : 726 Pages
  
• Weight : 1500 G
  
• Edition: 2016
  
• ISBN: 9788171105557

ABOUT THE BOOK

निरुक्तम्: The Nirukta of Yaska with Durga's Commentary (Sanskrit Only), critically edited and annotated by the revered Indologist and Vedic scholar Prof. Gyan Prakash Shastri, is an elite text-critical edition of the oldest surviving treatise on Sanskrit etymology, philology, and semantics. Published by premier indological houses (such as Parimal Publications), this definitive Sanskrit-only work is an essential pillar for advanced researchers in Vedic hermeneutics, historical linguistics, and traditional Vyakarana. The core philosophy of this text centers on semantic primacy and lexical derivation—vigorously defending the principle laid down by Sage Yaska that all nouns are ultimately derived from verbal roots (Dhatus), making language an organic, action-oriented system of human expression.

The volume acts as a systematic commentary on the Nighantu (the traditional glossary of obscure and ambiguous Vedic words). Yaska’s Nirukta functions as one of the six orthodox Vedangas (limbs of the Veda), serving as the foundational key required to unlock the true inner meaning of the Vedic Samhitas. Crucially, this edition features the extensive, early medieval commentary (Vritti) of Durgacarya (Durga), who meticulously unpacks Yaska’s compact, aphoristic prose. Durga's commentary provides contextual illustrations, phonetic analyses, and ritual applications (Viniyoga), ensuring that the structural and philosophical continuity of the oral tradition is fully preserved.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prof. Gyan Prakash Shastri is an elite Sanskrit academician and former Professor and Head of the Department of Veda at Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar. Renowned for his monumental multi-volume project Vedic Samhitavachana-Kosha, his editorial style stands out for its deep institutional rigor and absolute loyalty to traditional Indian hermeneutics.

Prof. Shastri's critical methodology involves comparing multiple palm-leaf and paper manuscripts to isolate copyist errors, fill historical gaps in Durgacarya's text, and supply precise cross-references to the Rigveda, Atharvaveda, and Paninian grammar. The prose flows through beautifully integrated, continuous Devanagari paragraphs where Yaska’s core Sutra, the Nighantu terms, and Durga’s Bhasya layers blend into a seamless learning loop. By completely avoiding modern vernacular translations, this edition ensures that advanced scholars engage directly with the technical vocabulary of ancient Indian linguistics.