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thumb|upright=1.25|The opening pages of Yaska's Nirukta Vedanga text (Sanskrit, Devanagari script)

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  • Date
  • Etymology
  • Discussion
  • Texts
  • Usage
  • Ancient
  • Medieval
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography
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thumb|upright=1.25|The opening pages of Yaska's Nirukta Vedanga text (Sanskrit, Devanagari script)

Nirukta (, , "explained, interpreted") is one of the six ancient Vedangas, or ancillary science connected with the Vedas – the scriptures of Hinduism. Nirukta covers etymology, and is the study concerned with correct interpretation of Sanskrit words in the Vedas.

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