When1: -1000
When2: 1
Who: Yaska
What: philosopher
Where: Gandhara (Kandahar), India
works\ Vedic Grammar or Etymologies [-1000 to 1: commentary on Nighantu, the Rig-veda glossary]
Detail: He was Scholiast. Vedas are spiritual knowledge, mythology, and Yajna Mantras (Ritual Mantras). Deva means donor, luminous, and heaven resident {Dyusthan}. Devas are Agni in earth, Vayu or Indra in sky, and Surya (Sun) in heaven.
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