History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c24.s1.212

v2.c24.s1.212

⁷⁷⁵ The वेदाङ्गs have been six from very ancient times, viz. शिक्षा (phonetics), कल्प (ritual of solemn Vedic and domestic sacrifices), व्याकरण (grammar), निरुक्त (etymology), छन्दः or छन्दोविचिति (metrics), ज्योतिष (astronomy). The मुण्डकोपनिषद् I. 1. 5 names these six; आप. ध. सू. II. 3. 8. 10-11 षडङ्गो वेदः । छन्दः कल्पो व्याकरणं ज्योतिषं निरुक्तं शिक्षा छन्दोविचितिरिति ।