Vedangas

There are Six Vedangas :
1.     Shiksha (Phonetics) : ‘Pratishakhya’- the oldest text on phonetics.
2.     Kalpa Sutras (Rituals) :
A.   Shrauta Sutras / Shulva Sutras – deal with the sacrifices
B.   Grihya Sutras – deal with family ceremonies
C.   Dharma Sutras – deal with Varnas, Ashramas etc.
3.     Vyakarana (Grammar) : ‘Ashtadyayi’ (Panini) – the oldest grammar of the word
4.     Nirukta (Etymology) : ‘Nirukta’ (Yask) based on ‘Nighantu’ (Kashyap) – a collection of difficult vedic words-(‘ Nighantu’ – the oldest word-collection of the word; ‘Nirukta’ – the oldest dictionary of the word)
5.     Chhanda (Metrics) : ‘Chhandasutras’ (Pingal) – famous text
6.     Jyotisha (Astronomy) : ‘Vedanga Jyotisha’ (Lagadh Muni) – the oldest jyotisha text.


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