Grammar Precedes Etymology — Yaska and Shakatayana
Nirukta (Yaska) · 1 · Verse 12
niruktasakathayanayaskaverbal-rootsnoun-derivation
Sanskrit Original
नैरुक्ता एकपदे सर्वं व्याख्यातमिति मन्यन्ते। शाकटायनो नामधेयानि सर्वाण्याख्यातजानि मन्यते॥
nairukta ekapade sarvaṃ vyākhyātam iti manyante | śākaṭāyano nāmadheyāni sarvāṇy ākhyātajāni manyate ||
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The etymologists (Nairuktas) hold that everything is explainable through one fundamental principle. Śākaṭāyana holds that all nouns are ultimately derived from verbal roots (ākhyāta). Yaska partially agrees but qualifies this view.