Siksha
/ˈsɪk.ʃə/noun
A traditional Hindu discipline concerned with Sanskrit phonetics, pronunciation, and recitation.
Did you know?Siksha is one of the six Vedangas, auxiliary disciplines developed to preserve the Vedas through extraordinarily precise oral transmission.
Etymological Timeline
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
śikṣā
“instruction, training, especially the science of phonetics”
Late Vedic Period
Sanskrit
śikṣ
“to learn, practice, or train”
Ancient India
Sanskrit
Śikṣā Vedāṅga
“the auxiliary limb of Vedic learning devoted to sound and pronunciation”
19th Century
English
siksha
“a transliterated scholarly term for the Sanskrit phonetic discipline”
Modern English
English
siksha
“the traditional study of Sanskrit pronunciation and recitation”
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