A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c4.12

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*The Six Vedângas, or Branches of Vedic Exegesis* . . 108 The Name of the Vedângas . . . . . 109 The Number of the Vedângas . . . . . 111 The First Vedânga, Śikshâ or Pronunciation . . . 113 It formed part of the Âraṇyakas . . . . 113 It became the principal Subject of the Prâtiśâkhyas . 116 Origin of the Prâtiśâkhyas . . . . . 117 Numerous Authors quoted in the Prâtiśâkhyas . . 118 Prâtiśâkhyas attached to the different Śâkhâs of each Veda . . . . . . . 118 The proper meaning of Śâkhâ and Prâtiśâkhya . . 119 Difference between Śâkhâ and Charaṇa . . . 125 Difference between Charaṇa and Parishad . . . 128 Character of Parishads, in ancient and modern Times . 129 Legal Sûtras, belonging to the Charaṇas . . . 132 The original sources of the “Laws of Manu,” &c. . . 132 The threefold Division of Law . . . . 133 The Prâtiśâkhya of the Śâkala-śâkhâ of the Rig-veda by Śaunaka . . . . . . . 135 The Prâtiśâkhya of some Śâkhâ of the Taittirîya-veda . 137 The Prâtiśâkhya of the Mâdhyandina-śâkhâ of the Yajur-veda by Kâtyâyana . . . . . 138 The Prâtiśâkhya of some Śâkhâ of the Atharva-veda . 139 List of Teachers quoted in the Prâtiśâkhyas, the Nirukta, and Pâṇini . . . . . . 142 No Prâtiśâkhya required for the Sâma-veda . . 143 General character of the Prâtiśâkhyas . . . 144 The metrical Vedânga on Śikshâ . . . . 145 The Mâṇḍûkî-śikshâ . . . . . . 146 The Second Vedânga, Chhandas or Metre . . . 147 Treatise by Śaunaka . . . . . . 147 Treatise by Kâtyâyana . . . . . . 147 The Nidâna-sûtra of the Sâma-veda . . . 147 The Treatise ascribed to Pingala . . . . 147 Lost Works on Metre, by Yâska, and Saitava . . 148 Nomenclature of Metres . . . . . 149 The Third Vedânga, Vyâkaraṇa or Grammar . . 150 Pâṇini and his predecessors . . . . . 150 The Uṇâdi-sûtras . . . . . . 151 The Phiṭsûtras of Śântana . . . . . 152 The Fourth Vedânga, Nirukta or Etymology . . 152