HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Both are Sanskrit texts written by unknown authors.
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They both contain a clear list of rules for following dharma.
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They both contain versions of the life of the life of Siddhartha Gautama.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Which statement describes a similarity between the Vedas and the Mahabharata? Both are Sanskrit texts written by unknown authors. They both contain a clear list of rules for following dharma.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pāṇini’s comprehensive and scientific theory of grammar is conventionally taken to mark the start of Classical Sanskrit. His systematic treatise inspired and made Sanskrit the preeminent Indian language of learning and literature for two millennia.
Detailed explanation-3: -According to tradition, Vyasa is the compiler of the Vedas, who arranged the four kinds of mantras into four Samhitas (Collections).
Detailed explanation-4: -The Rig Veda is the earliest of the four Vedas and one of the most important texts of the Hindu tradition. It is a large collection of hymns in praise of the gods, which are chanted in various rituals. They were composed in an archaic language named Vedic that gradually evolved into classical Sanskrit.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Shvetashvatara Upanishad, for example, includes closing credits to sage Shvetashvatara, and he is considered the author of the Upanishad. Many scholars believe that early Upanishads were interpolated and expanded over time.