Which among the following are considered as Vedangas?
A. Kalp
B. Ayurveda
C. Vyakarana
D. Manu Smriti
E. Jyotish
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, C and E only
The Vedangas (“limbs of the Veda”) are the six auxiliary subjects studied to read, understand and use the Vedas correctly: Shiksha (phonetics), Kalpa (rituals), Vyakarana (grammar), Nirukta (etymology), Chhanda (metre) and Jyotisha (astronomy).
A. Kalp Correct. Kalpa lays down the rules of rituals and sacrifices; it includes the Shrauta, Grihya and Dharma Sutras.
B. Ayurveda Incorrect. Ayurveda, the science of medicine, is an Upaveda (subsidiary Veda), not a Vedanga.
C. Vyakarana Correct. Vyakarana is grammar; Panini’s Ashtadhyayi is its best-known work.
D. Manu Smriti Incorrect. It is a Dharmashastra, a later law book on social and religious duties, not one of the six Vedangas.
E. Jyotish Correct. Jyotisha is astronomy, used to fix the right times for Vedic rituals.