The Vedangas are the six ancient Hindu auxiliary disciplines that are connected to the process of studying the Vedas. They, like the appendages of the body, perform many different assisting and amplifying operations in the research, restoration, and protection of the Vedas and traditions related to them. The six vedangas are:
Chhanda
Siksha
Nirukta
Vyakarana
Jyotisha
Kalpa