Exploring the Vedas: Ancient Sanskrit Texts and Their Divisions
Diving into the roots of knowledge, the Vedas are ancient texts derived from the root meaning 'to know'. Various synonymous terms like ruti, tray vidya, gama, and chandas are used to describe these sacred scriptures. The Vedas consist of four main divisions - Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda, each containing distinct collections of hymns, rituals, and philosophical teachings. Additionally, the divisions within the Vedas, such as Maala and Aaka, showcase intricate organizational structures with assigned names for each subdivision.
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Bini Saikia Asstt. Professor Deptt. of Sanskrit
The word veda comes from the root vid- (vid+ac=veda) Vid means to know and veda means knowledge. Another synonymous word for veda are ruti, tray or tray vidy , gama, chandas etc.
sahit veda upani ad br hma a ra yaka
kveda S mveda Yajurveda Atharvaveda
k Yajus S m Sa hit s Atharva
kveda - Aitareya and Kautaki or khy yana S mveda- T ya or Pa cavi a, a vi a, Ch ndogya, Jaimin ya or Talavak ra, S mvidh na, r eya, Va a and Devat dhy ya. K ayajurveda- Taittir ya uklayajurveda or V jasaneyi Sa hit - atapatha Atharvaveda- Gopatha
kveda - Aitareya and Kautaki or khy yana S mveda- Ch ndogya K ayajurveda- Taittir ya uklayajurveda or V jasaneyi Sa hit - B had ra yaka *Atharvaveda has no ra yakas
kveda - Aitareya and Kautaki or khy yana S mveda- Ch ndogya, Kena K ayajurveda- Ka a, vet vatara, Mah n r ya a, Maitr ya a, Taittir ya uklayajurveda or V jasaneyi Sa hit - B had ra yaka and a Atharvaveda- Pra na, Mu aka, M ukya
Maala division- 10 ma alas 85 anuv kas 1028 s ktas (including 11 Balakhilyas) 10800 matras A aka division- 8 A akas 64 ady yas 2006 varga
Each of the maala has one i. 2ndma ala- i G tsamada 3rd ma ala- i Vi v mitra 4thma ala- i Gautama 5thma ala- i Atri 6thma ala- i Bharadv ja 7thma ala- i Va is a 8thma ala- i Ka va
ik Kalpa Vy kara a Nirukta Chanda Jyoti Ved ga
3 types of Vedic accent 1. Ud tta: accute or raised accent (uccairud tta) 2. Anud tta: grave accent (n cairanud tta) _ 3. Swarita: circumflex accent (sam h ra swarita ) I * Ud tta has no sign.
There are seven major Vedic metres. These are viz.- G yatr - 24 syllables U ik- 28 syllables Anu up- 32 syllables B hat - 36 syllables Pa ti- 40 syllables Tri up- 44 syllables Jagat - 48 syllables
