Saḍaṅganyāsa
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Sadanganyasa, SaDaGganyAsa, Sadanganyaasa
Saḍaṅganyāsa literally means ‘the six limbs of the Vedas’.
The Veda is called ‘ṣaḍaṅga’ since it has six subsidiary branches of knowledge. These are the ṣaḍaṅgas or Vedāṅgas.
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
