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== परिचय || Introduction ==

== परिचय || Introduction ==

वेदाङ्ग || Vedaangas help us construct, chant and understand Veda mantras and श्लोक || slokas. These are called अङ्ग || Angas (appendices) of Vedas.<blockquote>''शिक्षा कल्पो व्याकरणं निरुक्तं छन्दसां चयः ।''</blockquote><blockquote>''ज्योतिषामयनं चैव वेदंगानि षडेव तु ॥''</blockquote>According to the above sloka Vedaangas are six in number namely शिक्षा ॥ Siksa, कल्प || Kalpa,व्याकरन || Vyakarana, निरुक्तम् || Niruktam, चण्ड || Chandas, and ज्योतिषं || Jyotisham.

वेदाङ्ग || Vedaangas help us construct, chant and understand Veda mantras and श्लोक || slokas. These are called अङ्ग || Angas (appendices) of Vedas.<blockquote>शिक्षा कल्पो व्याकरणं निरुक्तं छन्दसां चयः ।</blockquote><blockquote>ज्योतिषामयनं चैव वेदंगानि षडेव तु ॥</blockquote>According to the above sloka Vedaangas are six in number namely शिक्षा ॥ Siksa, कल्प || Kalpa,व्याकरन || Vyakarana, निरुक्तम् || Niruktam, चण्ड || Chandas, and ज्योतिषं || Jyotisham.

==  शिक्षा ॥ Siksha ==  

==  शिक्षा ॥ Siksha ==  

As given by Vishnumitra  

As given by Vishnumitra  

''"कल्पो वेदविहितानां कर्मणामानुपूर्व्येण कल्पनाशास्त्रम्" -  "Kalpa sastra is a guideline for all the actions laid down in Veda (such as yagnas and yaagas)"''

"कल्पो वेदविहितानां कर्मणामानुपूर्व्येण कल्पनाशास्त्रम्" -  "Kalpa sastra is a guideline for all the actions laid down in Veda (such as yagnas and yaagas)"

There are 4 types of Kalpa sutras

There are 4 types of Kalpa sutras

# '''निपात जाति || Nipaata Jaati :''' उपमार्थे पद पुराणार्थं || Upamaarthe pada puranaartham, Significance of comparision and for appropriate chandas as in eva, na, cha       

# '''निपात जाति || Nipaata Jaati :''' उपमार्थे पद पुराणार्थं || Upamaarthe pada puranaartham, Significance of comparision and for appropriate chandas as in eva, na, cha       

Without the existence of निरुक्त || Niruktam understanding the Vedic terminology is extremely difficult. Yaskaacharya in his preface to Niruktam says    <blockquote>''"समाम्नायः समाम्नातः स व्याख्यातव्यः"''</blockquote><blockquote>''"इदमन्तरेण मन्त्रेष्वर्थप्रत्ययो न विद्यते इति"'' -  ''"Through this means that without this the meaning of mantras cannot be obtained".''</blockquote>Thus it can be inferred that निरुक्तम् || Niruktam determines the meanings of various वॆदिक मंत्र || vedic mantras and comments on them. Knowledge about the various divine beings is given by Nirukta, hence it's use in various यज्ञ कर्म || yagna karmas is indispensable. Thus only निरुक्तम् || Nirukta experts can understand the different characteristics or identifying marks of various vedic Gods.     

Without the existence of निरुक्त || Niruktam understanding the Vedic terminology is extremely difficult. Yaskaacharya in his preface to Niruktam says    <blockquote>"समाम्नायः समाम्नातः स व्याख्यातव्यः"</blockquote><blockquote>"इदमन्तरेण मन्त्रेष्वर्थप्रत्ययो न विद्यते इति"  -  "Through this means that without this the meaning of mantras cannot be obtained".</blockquote>Thus it can be inferred that निरुक्तम् || Niruktam determines the meanings of various वॆदिक मंत्र || vedic mantras and comments on them. Knowledge about the various divine beings is given by Nirukta, hence it's use in various यज्ञ कर्म || yagna karmas is indispensable. Thus only निरुक्तम् || Nirukta experts can understand the different characteristics or identifying marks of various vedic Gods.     

'''Difference between Vyakarana and Nirukta''' : While व्याकरणम् ॥ Vyakarana discusses the origin of the word, निरुक्तम् || Niruktam determines the meaning, thus it completes the study of vyakarana. While vyakaranam is लक्षण प्रधानं || lakshana pradhanam or defines the attributes of a word, Nirukta is अर्थ प्रधानं || artha pradhanam (independently explains the meaning). With out निरुक्तम् || Niruktam splitting of the word is not possible, while grammar talks about rules for splitting the word, Nirukta defines how to split a word.     

'''Difference between Vyakarana and Nirukta''' : While व्याकरणम् ॥ Vyakarana discusses the origin of the word, निरुक्तम् || Niruktam determines the meaning, thus it completes the study of vyakarana. While vyakaranam is लक्षण प्रधानं || lakshana pradhanam or defines the attributes of a word, Nirukta is अर्थ प्रधानं || artha pradhanam (independently explains the meaning). With out निरुक्तम् || Niruktam splitting of the word is not possible, while grammar talks about rules for splitting the word, Nirukta defines how to split a word.