HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Atharva Veda
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Yajur Veda
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Rig Veda
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Sama Veda
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Detailed explanation-1: -Atharvaveda is a Vedic-era collection of spells, prayers, and charms.
Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Atharva Veda.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Atharvaveda is composed in Vedic Sanskrit, and it is a collection of 730 hymns with about 6, 000 mantras, divided into 20 books. The text is in poem form deploying a diversity of Vedic matters. The Atharvaveda is sometimes called the “Veda of magical formulas".
Detailed explanation-5: -Atharva Veda is also known by the name of Brahma Veda.