Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
m. (fr. yasku) patr. of the author of the Nirukta nirukta (or commentary on the difficult Vedic words contained in the lists called Nighan2t2us niGaRwu s; he is supposed to have lived before Pa1n2ini pāṇini; cf. IW. 156 &c;) S3Br.; RPra1t.; MBh. 852,3 171670 m. pl. the pupils of Ya1ska yāska Pa1n2. 2-4, 63 Sch. 852,3 171671 f. (and pl. yāskyaḥ) ib. 109420 852,3 171672 n. Ya1ska yāska 's Nirukta nirukta Cat. 109421...