Four Types of Vedic Words — The Nighantu Classification
Nirukta (Yaska) — Nighantu · 1 · Verse 1
niruktanighantuvedic-vocabularynaigantukadaivatayaska
Sanskrit Original
निघण्टवो नाम वेदशब्दसमाम्नायः। ते पञ्च भागाः — नैघण्टुककाण्डं, नैगमकाण्डं, दैवतकाण्डं च। निघण्टौ संगृहीताः वैदिकाः शब्दाः॥
nighaṇṭavo nāma vedaśabdasamāmnāyaḥ | te pañca bhāgāḥ — naighaṇṭukakāṇḍaṃ, naigamakāṇḍaṃ, daivatakāṇḍaṃ ca | nighaṇṭau saṃgṛhītāḥ vaidikāḥ śabdāḥ ||
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The Nighaṇṭu is the collected vocabulary of the Veda — a classified Vedic glossary. It has three main sections: (1) Naighaṇṭuka — synonyms grouped by meaning, (2) Naigama — rare/special Vedic words, (3) Daivata — deity names and their associations. Yaska's Nirukta is the commentary on this Nighaṇṭu.