HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Mundakopanishad
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Mahabharata
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Rig Veda
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Atharva Veda
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Detailed explanation-1: -Atharva Veda stated the famous Vedic saying “ war begins in the minds of men". The Atharva Ved is the “knowledge storehouse of atharvanas, the procedures for everyday life". The text is the fourth Veda, but has been a late addition to the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism.
Detailed explanation-2: -Atharva Veda Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-3: -The hymns in the “Atharva Veda” are dedicated to prolonging life and healing illnesses, seeking cures from herbs, gaining a lover or partner, or world peace and the nature of good and evil. Originally, only the first three Vedas were recognized and accepted, with the “Atharva Veda” eventually being accepted later on.
Detailed explanation-4: -It deals with a topic like leading a long and healthy life, to avoid sorrow, to ward off illness, to vanquish or win over the enemy, etc. Atharva Veda presents a detailed description of the lifestyle of a very early stage of human society, which has just entered the agricultural stage.
Detailed explanation-5: -Atharvaveda was mainly composed by two groups of rishis known as the Atharvanas and the Angirasa, hence its oldest name is Ātharvāṅgirasa.