niruktiH f. 1 Derivation, etymological interpretation of words. 2 (In Rhet. ) An artificial explanation of the derivation of a word; thus defined: — niruktiryogato nAmnAmanyArTatvaprakalpanaM . IdfSEScaritErjAne satyaM dozAkaro BavAn .. Chandr. 5. 168 (where dozAkaraH is equal to dozARAmAkaraH ). 3 N. of Yāska's commentary on the Nighaṇṭus.