Three Categories of Vedic Words
Nirukta (Yaska) · 1 · Verse 1
niruktanamaakhyatanipataword-classesyaska
Sanskrit Original
त्रीणि पदजातानि — नामानि, आख्यातानि, उपसर्गाश्च निपाताश्च। तेषु नामानि सत्त्वप्रधानानि, आख्यातानि भावप्रधानानि॥
trīṇi padajātāni — nāmāni, ākhyātāni, upasargāś ca nipātāś ca | teṣu nāmāni sattvaprādhānāni, ākhyātāni bhāvaprādhānāni ||
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Words belong to three classes: Nāma (nouns/nominals — denoting beings/substances), Ākhyāta (verbs — denoting action/process), and Upasarga/Nipāta (prefixes and particles). Nouns primarily denote substances; verbs primarily denote processes.