Vedaanga-s are six auxiliary disciplines that are considered to be essential for the understanding and application of the Vedas.
The six Vedaanga-s are Shikshaa (phonetics), Chandas (prosody / poetic meter), Vyaakarana (grammar), Niruktha (etymology and linguistics), Jyothisha (astrology), and Kalpa (rituals and rites of passage).
They are disciplines used to study the Veda-s (limbs of the Veda-s), not texts.
Kalpa Vedanga studies gave rise to Dharma Soothra-s (alongside other Kalpa Soothra-s), which gave rise to Dharma Shaasthra-s.
Books
- The Ashta-Adhyaayi by Panini is the encyclopaedia for Vyaakarana.