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This comprehensive volume presents the first English translation of the Nighantu and Nirukta, two of the oldest and most important treatises on etymology, philology, and semantics in Indian scholarship. The Nighantu, an ancient Sanskrit glossary, and the Nirukta, a detailed commentary on linguistic interpretation, form the foundation of Indian linguistic theory and philosophical thought.
Lakshman Sarup’s critically edited edition is based on original manuscripts, bringing these classical texts to English-speaking audiences for the first time. The work explores the intricate relationships between words and meanings, establishing principles of semantic analysis that predate Western linguistics by centuries. This scholarly translation serves researchers, linguists, philosophers, and students of Sanskrit and Indian intellectual history seeking to understand the roots of language study in ancient India.
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