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Bharatiya Samskrtika Parampara (भारतीयसांस्कृतिकपरम्परा) (view source)
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====The Vedangas====
====The Vedangas<ref>All About Hinduism, Swami Sivananda, Page 33-34</ref>====
{{Main|Vedanga}}
{{Main|Vedanga}}
There are four Upa-Vedas or
There are six Angas or explanatory limbs, to the Vedas: the Siksha and [[Vyakarana|Vyakararna]] of [[Panini]], the [[Chhandas]] of [[Pingalacharya]], the [[Nirukta]] of [[Yaska]], the [[Jyotisha]] of [[Garga]], and the Kalpas (Srauta, Grihya, Dharma and Sulba) belonging to the authorship of various Rishis.
'''Siksha''' is a knowledge of phonetics. Shiksha deals with pronunciation and accent. The text of the Vedas is arranged in various forms or Pathas. The Pada-patha gives each word its separate form. The Krama-patha connects the word in pairs.
[[Vyakarana]] is Sanskrit grammar. Panini's books are most famous. Without knowledge of Vyakarana, one cannot understand the Vedas. [[Chhanda]] is metre dealing with prosody. [[Nirukta]] is philology or etymology. Jyotisha is astronomy and astrology. It deals with the movements of the heavenly bodies, planets, etc., and their influence in human affairs.
[[Kalpa (Vedanga)|Kalpa]] is the method of ritual. The [[Srauta Sutras]] which explain the ritual of sacrifices belong to Kalpa. The [[Sulba Sutras]], which deal with measurements which are necessary for laying out the sacrificial areas, also belong to Kalpa. The [[Grihya Sutras]] which concern domestic life, and the Dharma Sutras which deal with ethics, customs and laws, also belong to Kalpa. The Pratishakhyas, Padapathas, Kramapathas, Upalekhas, Anukramanis, Daivatsamhitas, Parishishtas, Prayogas, Paddhatis, Karikas, Khilas and Vyuhas are further elaborations in the rituals of the Kalpa Sutras.
Among the Kalpa Sutras, the Asvalayana, Sankhyana and the Sambhavya belong to the [[Rigveda|Rig-Veda]]. The Mashaka, Latyayana, Drahyayana, Gobhila and Khadira belong to the [[Samaveda (सामवेद)|Sama-Veda]]. The Katyayana and Paraskara belong to the [[Yajurveda|Sukla Yajur-Veda]]. The Apastamba, Hiranyakesi, Bodhayana, Bharadvaja, Manava, Vaikhanasa and the Kathaka belong to the Krishna [[Yajurveda|Yajur-Veda]]. The Vaitana and the Kaushika belong to the [[Atharvaveda|Atharva-Veda]].
=== The Smritis ===
=== The Smritis ===