GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The available Rigveda Samhita is the recension of
A
Bashkala
B
Sakala
C
Saunaka
D
Paippala
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It consists of 1, 017 hymns (1, 028 including the apocryphal valakhilya hymns 8.49–8.59) composed in Vedic Sanskrit, many of which are intended for various sacrificial rituals. These are contained in 10 books, known as Mandalas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Which among the following is an extant Shaka of the Rigveda Samhita? Notes: Rigveda is the oldest Veda . In it, only two shakas of the Rig-Veda, Shakala sakha and Baskala shaka, remain alive out of the 21 which existed at one time.

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