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Vedanga

Vedanga proper noun: limbs of the Veda.

Proper noun

Vedanga

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

Vedanga meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Telugu and Sanskrit

Vedanga in Hindi

A limb of Veda
वेदांग vedāṅg

Vedanga in Bengali

A limb of Veda
বেদাঙ্গ bedaṅgo

Vedanga in Telugu

A limb of Veda
వేదాంగము vēdāṅgamu

Vedanga in Sanskrit

A limb of Veda
वेदाङ्ग vedāṅga

Origin of Vedanga

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

Questions about Vedanga

What does Vedanga mean?
Vedanga means limbs of the Veda.
What is Vedanga in Hindi?
Vedanga in Hindi is वेदांग (vedāṅg). See Vedanga meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Vedanga?
Vedanga is a proper noun.

Words near Vedanga in the dictionary

  1. Vedalai
  2. vedalia
  3. vedalias
  4. vedana
  5. vedanas
  6. Vedanga
  7. Vedant
  8. Vedanta
  9. Vedantic
  10. Vedantin
  11. Vedantism

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