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  • auxiliary sciences
  • ཡན་ལག
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  • aṅga AS
Definition in this text:

The six sciences that assist in the preservation of the Vedas and the performance of Vedic ritual: phonetics (śikṣā), prosody (chandas), grammar (vyākaraṇa), etymology (nirukta), ritual rules (kalpa), and astrology (jyotiṣa).