![]() ![]() The Vedas are divided into two parts, the Mantra and Brahmana. The complex nature of the Vedas and the array of texts associated with them may be briefly outlined as follows: "The Rig-Veda is the original work, the Yajur-Veda and Sama-Veda in their mantric portions are different arrangements of its hymns for special purposes. The Atharvaveda derives its name from the sage Atharvan, who is represented as a Prajapati, the edlest son of Brahma, and who is said to have been the first to institute the fire-sacrifices. The name Rigveda signifies "Veda of verses," from rig, a spoken stanza Samaveda, the "Veda of chants," from saman, a song or chant Yajurveda, the "Veda of sacrificial formulas," from yajus, a sacrificial text. There were originally three Vedas-the Laws of Manu always speaks of the three, as do the oldest (Mukhya) Upanishads-but a later work called the Atharvaveda has been added to these, to now constitute the fourth. A single volume edition of all Vedas is also available: 978-1541294714 - From the foreword: The Vedas (from the root vid, "to know," or "divine knowledge") are the most ancient of all the Hindu scriptures. An index is provided at the close of each volume for all Sanskrit terms that were left untranslated. Each Veda has been proofed and all Sanskrit terms updated and synced between versions. The present volume is an unabridged edition of the Atharvaveda, part of a five volume set of the complete Veda Samhitas. ![]()
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