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INDIAN HISTORY
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Question
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The origin of Indian music can be traced to which of the following Vedic Samhitas?
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Rigveda
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Samaveda
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Yajurveda
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Atharvaveda
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Among the four Vedas, Sama Veda is considered as the origin of Indian music.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Samaveda (Sanskrit: , romanized: sāmaveda, from sāman “song” and veda “knowledge"), is the Veda of melodies and chants.
Detailed explanation-3: -Those three Vedas-Rig, Yajur, and Sama-were known as the trayi-vidya (“threefold knowledge”). A fourth collection of hymns, magic spells, and incantations is known as the Atharvaveda (“Knowledge of the Fire Priest”), which includes various local traditions and remains partly outside the Vedic sacrifice.
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