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 Sama Veda is the Yoga of Song. It consists of various hymns of the Rig Veda put to a different and more musical chant. Hence the text of the Sama Veda is a reduced version of the Rig Veda.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Samaveda is the Veda of Chants, or “storehouse of knowledge of chants". According to Frits Staal, it is “the Rigveda set to music". It is a fusion of older melodies (sāman) and the Rig verses.
Detailed explanation-3: -There are four types of Vedas – Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda. One of the best sources of Ancient Indian History is Vedic literature.
Detailed explanation-4: -The four Vedas are the Rigveda (Knowledge of the Verses), the Yajurveda, the Samaveda, and the Atharvaveda.