The Vedanga (vedāṅga, "limbs of the Veda") are six auxiliary disciplines traditionally associated with the study and understanding of the Vedas.
- Shiksha (śikṣā): phonetics, phonology and morphophonology (sandhi)
- Kalpa (kalpa): ritual
- Vyakarana (vyākaraṇa): grammar
- Nirukta (nirukta): etymology
- Chandas (chandas): meter
- Jyotisha (jyotiṣa): astronomy
Powerful as ten thousand elephants,
- Nanda,
- Sunanda,
- Jaya,
- Vijaya,
- Prabala,
- Bala,
- Kumuda,
- Kumudākṣa,
- Viṣvaksena,
- Patattrirāṭ (Garuḍa),
- Jayanta,
- Śrutadeva,
- Puṣpadanta and
- Sātvata are associates of Lord Viṣṇu.
