Yaska

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Yaska ( Sanskrit : यास्क Yāska , in German also written with J instead of Y ; approx. 7th century BC) was a grammarian of ancient India . The work ascribed to him is Nirukta , which is part of the Vedangas , a collection of auxiliary sciences for the interpretation of Vedic ritual texts. In this text Yaska deals mainly with questions of etymology .

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SURNAME Yaska
ALTERNATIVE NAMES यास्क (Sanskrit); Yāska
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Grammarian of ancient India
DATE OF BIRTH 8th century BC BC or 7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 7th century BC BC or 6th century BC Chr.