Vedanga

Vedanga

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit वेदाङ्ग (vedāṅga); ultimately from वेद (veda) + अङ्ग (aṅga)

Proper noun

Vedanga

1. (literary) limbs of the Veda.
2. (Hinduism) Name of the six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism, that has been connected with the study of the Vedas.

Hyponyms

• Shiksha
• Chandas
• Vyakarana
• Nirukta
• Kalpa
• Jyotisha

Related terms

• Veda

Translations

A limb of Veda

Bengali: বেদাঙ্গ (bedaṅg) Hindi: वेदांग (hi) (vedāṅg)

Sanskrit: वेदाङ्ग (sa) (vedāṅga) Telugu: వేదాంగము (te) (vēdāṅgamu)

Further reading

• Vedanga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia