Yāska
Indian grammarian and linguist
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Yāska was an ancient Indian grammarian and linguist. Preceding Pāṇini, he is traditionally identified as the author of Nirukta, the discipline of "etymology" within Sanskrit grammatical tradition and the Nighantu, the oldest proto-thesaurus in... Wikipedia
Born: 7th–5th century BCE
Era: Late Vedic period
Main interests: Sanskrit grammarian
Notable ideas: Grammar, Linguistics, Etymology
Notable works: Nirukta, Nighantu
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