Question

Which of the following is NOT a Vedanga?
1. Kalpa
2. Nirukta
3. Purvamimansa
4. Shiksha

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Purvamimansa

The Correct Answer is Purvamimansa.

• The Vedanga are six Hinduism auxiliary disciplines that originated in ancient times and were related to the study of the Vedas.
• One of the most significant ancient Hindu philosophical texts is the Purva Mimamsa Sutras, written by Rishi Jaimini.
• It forms the basis of Mimamsa, the earliest of Indian philosophy's six orthodox schools (darshanas). The sage Jaimini was one of the disciples of the sage Veda Vyasa, the author of the Mahabharata, according to tradition.
• The job is split into 12 adhyayas (chapters), which are further split into sixty padas (sections).

• Kalpa means "proper, fit" and is one of the six disciplines connected with the Vedas-the scriptures of Hinduism-in the Vedānga, or ancillary science.
• Nirukta is one of the six ancient Vedangas, the scriptures of Hinduism, or ancillary science linked to the Vedas.
• Shiksha is a Sanskrit word meaning "instruction, lesson, learning, the study of skill" It also refers to one of the six Sanskrit phonetics and phonology Vedangas or limbs of Vedic studies.