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Definitions

Proper Noun

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

Etymology

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

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