Yaska
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. |