Vedanga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Vedanga

Etymology

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

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