HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Rig Veda
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Yajur Veda
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Sama Veda
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Atharva Veda
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first Veda to deal with music was the Sama Veda. The Sama Veda is the Veda which is based on melodies and chants. It is one of the four Vedas. It consists of 1549 verses out of which 75 are taken from Rig Veda.
Detailed explanation-2: -REFERENCE TO SAMA VEDA According to historians, Vedic period is considered around 500 B.C. There are four Vedas in all – Rig Veda, Yajur Veda, Sama Veda and Atharva Veda. Among the four Vedas, Sama Veda is considered as the origin of Indian music.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Sama Veda deals with melodies. The Yajur Veda contains the rituals of the Yagna. The Atharva Veda contains magic spells.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Samaveda (Sanskrit: , romanized: sāmaveda, from sāman “song” and veda “knowledge"), is the Veda of melodies and chants.
Detailed explanation-5: -Rig Veda is the oldest of the Vedas, the sacred texts of Hinduism. It means “The Knowledge of Verses”. Written in Sanskrit around 1500 BC, Rig Veda consists of 1028 poems arranged into 10 circles or Mandalas.