Changes

The Six Angas are:

The Six Angas are:

#'''[[Shiksha|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.<ref name=":0">All About HInduism, Swami Sivananda, Page 33-34</ref>

#'''[[Shiksha|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.<ref name=":0">All About HInduism, Swami Sivananda, Page 33-34</ref>

#[[Sanskrit prosody|Chhandas]] (''{{IAST|chandas}}'') is the knowledge of meters. This auxiliary discipline lays its focus on the metrical construction of vedic mantras and poetic meters, including those based on the number of syllables per sloka or verse, and those based on the duration of pronunciation of syllables in sloka.

#[[Sanskrit prosody|Chhandas]] (chandas) is the knowledge of meters. This auxiliary discipline lays its focus on the metrical construction of vedic mantras and poetic meters, including those based on the number of syllables per sloka or verse and those based on the duration of pronunciation of syllables in sloka.

#[[Vyakarana]] (''{{IAST|vyākaraṇa}}''): [[grammar]] and linguistic analysis.<ref>W. J. Johnson (2009), A Dictionary of Hinduism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0198610250, Article on ''Vyakarana''</ref>{{Sfn|Harold G. Coward|1990|p=105}}<ref name="jameslochtefeldsca769">James Lochtefeld (2002), "Vyakarana" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 2: N-Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 0-8239-2287-1, page 769</ref> This auxiliary discipline has focussed on the rules of grammar and linguistic analysis to establish the exact form of words and sentences to properly express ideas.{{Sfn|Harold G. Coward|1990|pp=105-110}}{{Sfn|Annette Wilke|Oliver Moebus|2011|pp=416-419}}

#[[Vyakarana]] (''{{IAST|vyākaraṇa}}''): [[grammar]] and linguistic analysis.<ref>W. J. Johnson (2009), A Dictionary of Hinduism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0198610250, Article on ''Vyakarana''</ref>{{Sfn|Harold G. Coward|1990|p=105}}<ref name="jameslochtefeldsca769">James Lochtefeld (2002), "Vyakarana" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 2: N-Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 0-8239-2287-1, page 769</ref> This auxiliary discipline has focussed on the rules of grammar and linguistic analysis to establish the exact form of words and sentences to properly express ideas.{{Sfn|Harold G. Coward|1990|pp=105-110}}{{Sfn|Annette Wilke|Oliver Moebus|2011|pp=416-419}}

#[[Nirukta]] (''{{IAST|nirukta}}''): [[etymology]], explanation of words, particularly those which are archaic and have ancient usage with unclear meaning.<ref name="jameslochtefeldsca476">James Lochtefeld (2002), "Nirukta" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 2: N-Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 0-8239-2287-1, page 476</ref> This auxiliary discipline has focussed on linguistic analysis to help establish the proper meaning of the words, given the context they are used in.{{Sfn|Harold G. Coward|1990|pp=105-110}}

#[[Nirukta]] (''{{IAST|nirukta}}''): [[etymology]], explanation of words, particularly those which are archaic and have ancient usage with unclear meaning.<ref name="jameslochtefeldsca476">James Lochtefeld (2002), "Nirukta" in The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Vol. 2: N-Z, Rosen Publishing, ISBN 0-8239-2287-1, page 476</ref> This auxiliary discipline has focussed on linguistic analysis to help establish the proper meaning of the words, given the context they are used in.{{Sfn|Harold G. Coward|1990|pp=105-110}}