Vedanga The Vedanga (Sanskrit: वेदाङ्ग vedāṅga, “limbs of the Veda”) are six subsidiary disciplines of Hinduism that developed in ancient times and were associated with the study of the Vedas. List of the Vedanga 1. Shiksha (śikṣā): phonetics, phonology, pronunciation. This subsidiary discipline focused on the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet, stress, quantity, stress, melody […]
Jyotisha Vedanga Jyotisa (Sanskrit jyotisa (Devanagari जोटिस्त्र), from jyótis- “light, heavenly body”: also anglicized jyotish and jyotisha) is a Hindu system of astrology (also known as Indian astrology, late astrology, hshti). Traditionally, it has three branches: in fact, the word jyotish, which belongs to the Vedangas. There are six Vedangas: Shiksha (phonetics), Kalpa (rituals), Vyakarana […]
Kalpa Kalpa (Sanskrit: कल्प) means “correct, appropriate” and is one of the six disciplines of Vedānga or subsidiary science associated with the Vedas – the scriptures of Hinduism. This field of study is focused on the procedures and ceremonies associated with the practice of Vedic rituals. The main texts of the Kalpa Vedanga are called […]
Nirukta Nirukta (Sanskrit: निरुक्त, “explained, interpreted”) is one of the six ancient Vedangas or subsidiary sciences associated with the Vedas—the scriptures of Hinduism. Nirukta covers etymology and is a study dealing with the correct interpretation of Sanskrit words in the Vedas. The Nirukta is a systematic creation of a glossary and discusses how to understand […]
Vyakarana Vyākaraṇa (Sanskrit: vyakarana, lit. ‘explanation, analysis’) refers to one of the six ancient Vedangas, subsidiary sciences associated with the Vedas, which are scriptures in Hinduism. Vyākaraṇa is the study of grammar and linguistic analysis in Sanskrit. Pāṇini and Yāska are two famous ancient scholars of Vyākaraṇa; both are dated to several centuries before the […]
Chandas Sanskrit prosody or Chandas refers to one of the six Vedangas, or divisions of Vedic studies. It is a study of poetic meters and verses in Sanskrit. This field of study was central to the composition of the Vedas, the biblical canons of Hinduism, so central that some later Hindu and Buddhist texts refer […]
Shiksha Vedanga Once you start studying the Sanskrit scriptures and follow what knowledge they can give you, you will realize that it is a never ending process. The Vedas are concepts of antiquity that help you study the science of spiritualism as well as the applied knowledge between these categories, the Vedangas. Vedangas are supplementary […]
