The Vedanga (, "limbs of the Veda") are six auxiliary disciplines in Hinduism that are traditionally associated with the study and understanding of the Vedas (texts from the Vedic period). these are also do in swadhyay These are:

1. Shiksha (): phonetics, phonology and morphophonology (sandhi)
2. Kalpa (): ritual
3. Vyakarana (): grammar
4. Nirukta (): etymology
5. Chandas (): meter
6. Jyotisha (): Time measurement, forecasting movement of Sun, Moon and planetary movement, astronomy