Nirukta nbsp Nirukta Vedanga is called the ears of the Veda Purusha 8216Nirukta8217 means 8216etymology8217 and it explains the reason why a particular word has been used ie the meaning of usage The only work which has survived as a specimen of this Vedanga 8216etymology8217 is the Nirukta of Yaska It is a commentary on Nighantu which is 8216list of words8217 found in the Vedas Tradition ascribes the Nighantu also to Yaska The Nighantus are five lists of words which are again divided into three sections The first section consists of three lists in which Vedic words are collected under certain main ideas The second section contains a list of ambiguous and particularly difficult words of the Veda while the third section gives a classification of the deities according to the three regions earth sky and heaven Yaska explained these lists in the twelve books followed The most interesting portion of the Nirukta is the discussion which covers the whole of the first book and a part of the second as well as the seventh book which was as an admirable introduction to the study of the VedaYaska has mentioned a considerable number of important grammarians as his predecessors in the Nirukta such as Galava Shakapuni KatthakyaNiruka is very important for several reasons Firstly it represents the type of the earliest classical style and in this respect stands by itself Secondly it is the oldest known attempt in the field of Vedic etymology As regards the importance of the etymology Yaska himself says that without it the precise meanings of the Vedic stanzas cannot be understood Links Nirukta 8211 With the commentary of Sri Devarajayajva Volume I Volume II Volume III Volume IV Multimedia Link नरकत वदङग क समनय परचय times नरकत वदङग क समनय परचय