Nirukta as the Ear of the Vedas
Nirukta (Yaska) · 1 · Verse 17
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छन्दः पादौ वेदस्य, कल्पो हस्तौ। ज्योतिषमक्षिणी, निरुक्तं श्रोत्रम्। शिक्षा घ्राणं, व्याकरणं मुखम्॥ तस्माद् वेदाङ्गम् अधीत्य वेदम् अध्यापयेत्॥
chandaḥ pādau vedasya, kalpo hastau | jyotiṣam akṣiṇī, niruktaṃ śrotram | śikṣā ghrāṇaṃ, vyākaraṇaṃ mukham || tasmād vedāṅgam adhītya vedam adhyāpayet ||
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Chandas (prosody) are the feet of the Veda, Kalpa (ritual) the hands, Jyotiṣa (astronomy) the eyes, Nirukta the ears, Śikṣā (phonetics) the nose, and Vyākaraṇa (grammar) the mouth. Therefore one should teach the Veda only after studying the Vedāṅgas.