WORLD HISTORY

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ANCIENT INDIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Hymns, stories, and poems written in sanskrit. Later considered sacred texts
A
Psalms
B
Vedas
C
The Bible
D
The Book of the Dead
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The four main Vedas are Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva. All of them are written in Sanskrit and contain spiritual advice and religious guidance.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the Veda? The Aryans called their most sacred text Veda, meaning the ‘knowledge’. It was believed to have arisen from the infallible ‘hearing’ (śruti), by ancient seers, of the sacred deposit of words whose recitation and contemplation bring stability and wellbeing to both the natural and human worlds.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct option is A Suktas. The Rig Veda includes more then a thousand hymns. These are called as ‘Sukta’ or ‘well said’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit: ṛgveda, from ṛc “praise” and veda “knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts (śruti) known as the Vedas.

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