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1. WELCOME
Dr. Sindhu T S
Asst. Proffessor
Dept of Sanskrit
Maharaja College, Eranakulam
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2. The Vedangas
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3. CONTENT
• Introduction
• Six Classes of Vedangas
• Phonetics - शिक्षा
• Grammar -व्याकरणम्
• Prosody - छन्दस्
• Etymology - निरुक्तम ्
• Religious practice - कल्पः
• Astronomy - ज्योनतषम ्
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4. Introduction
• The whole body of sutra works that deal with
subjects penetrating to the Vedas and can be
regarded as Vedic supplements are divided into
six classes known as vedangas.
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5. Six Classes of Vedangas
• शिक्षा
• व्याकरणम ्
• छन्दस ्
• निरुक्तम ्
• कल्पः
• ज्योनतषम ्
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6. Phonetics - शिक्षा
• It deals with letters, accents, quantity
pronunciation and euphonic rules
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7. Grammar -व्याकरणम ्
• The reading and understanding of language
require a correct idea of the use of words in
their proper sense.
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8. Prosody - छन्दस्
• It deals with vedic metres and the rules
applicable to them
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9. Etymology - निरुक्तम्
• It represents the early attempts made to
interpret the vedas.
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10. Religious practice - कल्पः
• There are four heads
Srauta
Grihya
Dharma
Shulba
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11. Astronomy - ज्योनतषम्
• The term Jyotisha includes the study of
astronomy, astrology and the science of
timekeeping using the movements of
astronomical bodies.
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12. THANKYOU
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