f. 1 Derivation, etymo- logical interpretation of words.

2 (In Rhet.) An artificial explana- tion of the derivation of a word; thus defined: niruktiryogato nāmnāmanyā- rthatvaprakalpanaṃ. īdṛśaiścaritairjāne satyaṃ doṣākaro bhavān.. Chandr. 5. 168 (where doṣā- karaḥ is equal to doṣāṇāmākaraḥ).

4 N. of Yāska's commentary on the Ni- ghaṇṭus.