aṅga (n)
Meanings
- (in Gr.) the base of a word
- (in rhetoric) an illustration
- (in the drama) the whole of the subordinate characters
- a limb
- a limb of the body
- a limb or subdivision of Mantra or counsel (said to be five)
- a mental organ
- a subordinate division or department
- a supplement
- an expedient
- any subdivision
- anything immaterial or unessential
- anything inferior or secondary
- member
- name of the chief sacred texts of the Jainas
- the body
- the mind
- the number six
