अङ्ग [ aṅga ] [ áṅga ]2 n. (√ [ am ] Lit. Uṇ.) , a limb of the body

a limb , member

the body

a subordinate division or department , especially of a science , as the six Vedāṅgas

hence the number six

N. of the chief sacred texts of the Jainas

a limb or subdivision of Mantra or counsel ( said to be five , viz. 1. [ karmaṇām ārambhopāyaḥ ] , means of commencing operations ; 2. [ puruṣa-dravya-sampad ] , providing men and materials ; 3. [ deśa-kāla-vibhāga] , distribution of place and time ; 4. [ vipatti-pratīkāra ] , counter-action of disaster ; 5. [ kārya-siddhi ] , successful accomplishment ; whence [ mantra ] is said to be [ pañcāṅga ] )

any subdivision , a supplement

( in Gr.) the base of a word , but in the strong cases only Lit. Pāṇ. 1-4 , 13 seqq.

anything inferior or secondary , anything immaterial or unessential , see [ aṅga-tā ]

(in rhetoric) an illustration

(in the drama) the whole of the subordinate characters

an expedient

a mental organ , the mind Lit. L.

[ aṅga ] m. sg. or pl. N. of Bengal proper or its inhabitants

m. (sg.) , N. of a king of Aṅga

mfn. having members or divisions Lit. L.

m. contiguous Lit. L.