वेदाङ्ग

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • (literary) a limb (for preserving the body) of the Veda.
  • (Hinduism) Name of certain works or classes of works regarded as auxiliary to and even in some sense as part of the Vedas.

Etymology

Compound from Sanskrit वेद (knowledge, Veda, sacred knowledge, etc, veda, a tuft bunch of strong grass, sacred lore, perception, true knowledge) + Sanskrit अङ्ग (limb, body, member, component, etc, constituent, part, a limb).

Origin

Sanskrit

अङ्ग

Gloss

limb, body, member, component, etc, constituent, part, a limb

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

身, 体

Emoji
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