14 Vidyas (Techniques)

14 VIDYAS (TECHNIQUES)

                4 Vedas

1.  RigVeda

2.  SamVeda

3.  YajurVeda

4.  AtharvaVeda

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        4 UpaVedas (abodes of knowledge)

1.  ArthaShastra: Ancient treatise on statecraft, economic policy and military strategy.

2.  Dhanurveda: Science of archery

3.  GandharvaVeda: Treatise on performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance and music.

4.  Ayurveda: The word Ayurveda consists of the words ayus, meaning “longevity”, and Veda, meaning “related to knowledge” or “science”. Thus Ayurveda is the science of life.

·         6 Vedangas

1.  Shiksha: science of phonetics and phonology of Sanskrit, its aim is the teaching of correct pronunciation of the Vedic hymns and mantras.

2.  Kalpa: art of rituals

3.  Vyakaran: Sanskrit grammatical tradition of vyakarana.

4.  Nirukta: art of etymology, particularly of obscure words. It consists of brief rules (sutras) for deriving word meanings, supplemented with glossaries of difficult or rare Vedic words.

5.  Chhanda: study of Vedic meter in Classical Sanskrit poetry.

6.  Jyotish: system of astrology, traditionally consisting of three branches:

             1. Siddhanta: traditional Indian astronomy

             2a. Samhita

             2b. Medini Jyotisha: prediction of important events based on analysis of astrological dynamics in a country’s horoscope of general transit events such as war, earthquakes, political events, financial positions, elections etc. Vastu Shastra related matters, animals, portents, omens etc.

              3. Hora: predictive astrology based on analysis of natal horoscope and the moment a query is made.