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The Vedanga ( vedāṅga, "limbs of the Veda") are six auxiliary disciplines traditionally associated with the study and understanding of the Vedas.

1. Shiksha (śikṣā): phonetics, phonology and morphophonology (sandhi)
2. Kalpa (kalpa): ritual
3. Vyakarana (vyākaraṇa): grammar
4. Nirukta (nirukta): etymology
5. Chandas (chandas): meter
6. Jyotisha (jyotiṣa): astronomy for calendar issues, such as auspicious days for performing sacrifices.

Traditionally, vyākaraṇa and nirukta are common to all four Vedas, while each veda has its own śikṣā, chandas, kalpa and jyotiṣa texts.

The Vedangas are first mentioned in the Mundaka Upanishad (at 1.1.5) as subjects for students of the Vedas. Later, they developed into independent disciplines, each with its own corpus of Sutras.

Literature[link]

• Moritz Winternitz: Geschichte der Indischen Literatur, Leipzig, 1905 - 1922, Vol. I - III. English translation: History of Indian Literature, Motilal Barnarsidass, Delhi, 1985, Vol I - III

See also[link]

• Post-Vedic literature

References[link]

External links[link]

• Vedanga on the online Hindu Encyclopedia

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