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Vedang
वेदांगSay it vay-DAANG
- Meaning today
- Part of the Vedas
- Original meaning
- "a limb of the Veda: the six auxiliary sciences of Vedic study" Monier-Williams, p. 1016
- Say it
- vay-DAANG
- Written
- वेदांग
- Other spellings
- Vedaang, Vedanga
- First sound
- वे · Vrishabh rashi
Vedang
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Vedang meaning
Vedang (वेदांग) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, वे, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Mrigashira nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A limb of the Veda: the six auxiliary sciences of Vedic study
Also used to mean: part of the Vedas
Vedang (वेदांग) is the Sanskrit vedāṅga, from veda, the sacred scriptures, and aṅga, "limb". Monier-Williams explains it as "a limb of the Veda", the name of six auxiliary sciences that support Vedic study: śikṣā (phonetics), chandas (metre), vyākaraṇa (grammar), nirukta (the explanation of difficult words), jyotiṣa (astronomy and the calendar) and kalpa (ritual). The first two serve correct recitation, the next two understanding, and the last two the proper performance of rites. Name lists give it as "part of the Vedas", which matches the dictionary. It belongs to the family of Veda names such as Ved, Vedant and Vedansh.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1016 · entry vedāṅga · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, vedāṅga, p. 1016
Fits your syllable
First sound वे
Mrigashira nakshatra, pada 1 · Vrishabh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Vedang · Vedaang · Vedanga