anga (s) (aṇga (s))

(Language: Sanskrit)

Short Description: Limb(s); the six limbs of the Vedas

Long Description: Limb(s); the six limbs of the Vedas—Śiksā, Vyākarana, Chandas, Nirukta, Jyotisa, Kalpa; the Upāngas are Mīmārimsā, Nyāya, Purāna and Dharmaśāstra.