anyaṅga

 Anyaṅga most naturally means “having another as a limb/part” or “subsidiary/secondary,” formed from anya (“other”) and aṅga (“limb, part”).

What the sources do show

The supplied results give detailed definitions of anya but contain no entry for anyaṅga itself. The dictionary page at index

Sanskrit Dictionary

confirms this by returning no definition for anyaṅga. The extensive entry for anya / anyā / aṇya shows that anya means “other, different, another” in a wide range of senses

Wisdom Library

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Key meanings of anya from the results:

• “another, different, other”

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• “other than, different from” (with ablative)

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• “another person”

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• “strange, unusual”

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• “additional, new, more”

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Understanding anyaṅga by Sanskrit morphology

Since anyaṅga is not listed in the results, we infer its meaning from standard Sanskrit compounding:

• anya = “other, different” (attested extensively in

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• aṅga = “limb, part, member; section; auxiliary” (general Sanskrit lexicon)
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Thus anya + aṅga → anyaṅga, a tatpuruṣa compound meaning:

• “one whose limb/part is another”
• “having something else as a component”
• “subsidiary, auxiliary, secondary”
• “belonging to another part”

This is parallel to common compounds like:

• parāṅga (“turned toward another”)
• svāṅga (“one’s own limb/part”)

Possible contextual meanings

Depending on context, anyaṅga could be used to mean:

1. A secondary or auxiliary part
   – e.g., in ritual or philosophical texts, “a subsidiary limb of something else.”
2. A person belonging to another group or section
   – e.g., “a member of another division.”
3. Something dependent on or derived from another part
   – e.g., in grammar or poetics, “a component belonging to another unit.”
4. A figurative expression
   – “one whose support/strength lies in another.”

What anyaṅga is not

The results include terms that look similar but are unrelated:

• anvaya (syntax, logical connection)

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• ayana (movement, solstice, half-year)

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• aranyaka (forest texts)

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These do not relate to anyaṅga.

Summary

Because the supplied sources do not define anyaṅga, the meaning must be inferred from its components. The most accurate translation is:

anyaṅga = “secondary part,” “auxiliary limb,” or “belonging to another part.”