Word

Nighandu

Sanskrit

निघण्ट

IAST

nighaṇṭa

In General

Sanskrit dictionary by Kashyapa. Yaska refers to Nighantu of Kashyapa with great respect. Various words said in Nighantu are etymologically interpreted and explained in Yaska’s work.

The first three chapters of the Nighantu namely Naighantuka kanda deal with synonyms of Vedic words such as Gau, Prithvi, Hiranyayam, Anthariksham, and the like. Fourth chapter namely Naigama Kanda deals with synonyms and obscure words in grammatical structure, accent system and other linguistic and semantic modifications. Fifth chapter Daivatakanda deals with Vedic Gods