"Vedanga" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Sanskrit वेदाङ्ग (vedāṅga); ultimately from वेद (veda) + अङ्ग (aṅga). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|sa|वेदाङ्ग}} Sanskrit वेदाङ्ग (vedāṅga) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Vedanga
  1. (literary) limbs of the Veda. Tags: literary Translations (A limb of Veda): বেদাঙ্গ (bedaṅgo) (Bengali), वेदांग (vedāṅg) (Hindi), वेदाङ्ग (vedāṅga) (Sanskrit), వేదాంగము (vēdāṅgamu) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-Vedanga-en-name-Fbug3mWN Disambiguation of 'A limb of Veda': 80 20
  2. (Hinduism) Name of the six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism, that has been connected with the study of the Vedas. Tags: Hinduism Categories (topical): Hinduism
    Sense id: en-Vedanga-en-name-atz9jGoE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Telugu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: Shiksha, Chandas, Vyakarana, Nirukta, Kalpa, Jyotisha Related terms: Veda
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