HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
Question
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Rigveda
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Samaveda
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Yajurveda
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Atharvaveda
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Atharvaveda Samhita contains hymns many of which were charms, magic spells and incantations meant to be pronounced by the person who seeks some benefit, or more often by a sorcerer who would say it on his or her behalf.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “Atharva Veda” is 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. The Vedas are the oldest Hindu sacred texts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Atharvaveda is a Vedic-era collection of spells, prayers, and charms.
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, collection of hymns and incantations that forms part of the ancient sacred literature of India known as the Vedas. See Veda.