The Samaveda (Sanskrit: सामवेद, IAST: Sāmaveda, from सामन्, "song" and वेद, "knowledge"), is the Veda of melodies and chants. It is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit...

scriptures of Hinduism. There are four Vedas: the Rigveda, the Yajurveda, the Samaveda and the Atharvaveda. Each Veda has four subdivisions – the Samhitas (mantras...

precise metrical archaic text of each of the Vedas (Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda and Atharvaveda). The Vedas have been divided into four styles of texts...

Upanishad of the Brâhmana of the Kaushîtakins'. W. Caland states that of the Samaveda, three Shakhas (schools or branches) 'are to be distinguished; that of...

Hinduism such as the Samaveda (c. 1000 BCE) are structured entirely to melodic themes, it is sections of Rigveda set to music. The Samaveda is organized into...

to his four chief disciples – Paila, Vaisampayana, Jaimini and Sumantu, Samaveda was transmitted to sage Jaimini. He classified the Veda into four, namely...

Veda 1.35.10 In the Jaiminya (3.35.3), one of three recensions of the SamaVeda, the term 'Asura' is stated to be derived from 'rests' (√ram) in the vital...

to Samaveda schools, and its 26th chapter on penance theory is borrowed almost completely from Samavidhana Brahmana layer of text in the Samaveda. The...

The ten Principal Upanishads are: Īśā (IsUp), Yajurveda Kena (KeUp), Samaveda Kaṭha (KaUp), Yajurveda Praśna (PrUp), Atharvaveda Muṇḍaka (MuUp), Atharvaveda...

has compiled the single, eternal Veda into four separate books—Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda. The word "Vyasa" (Vyāsa) refers to "compiler"...

of uniting thought, sound and music. Sāmagāna is purpose of creation of Samaveda. Sāma is singing of hymns from Rigveda alone and not from other Veda-s...

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(see below). Udgītha (उद्गीथ); meaning "song, chant", a word found in Samaveda and bhasya (commentaries) based on it. It is also used as a name of the...

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estimated by Witzel to be between 1200 and 800 BCE, contemporaneous with Samaveda and Atharvaveda. The Yajurveda is broadly grouped into two – the "black"...

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form of Vishnu who lays in eternal rest beneath the cosmic waters. In the Samaveda, 'Om Namo Narayanaya' is said to have been taught by Vedic sages to the...

Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. Samaveda Talavakara Aranyaka or Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana belongs to the Talavakara or Jaiminiya Shakha of the Samaveda. A part of this...

Chapter 4, Section 18 As illustrated below, Vedic literature such as the Samaveda and Yajurveda explicitly state Akupara/Kurma and the sage Kashyapa are...

revealed to the ancient sages (rishis). There are four Vedas – Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda. Each Veda has been subclassified into four...

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and Apnavana. Savarna Brahmins have historically been the followers of Samaveda, with Gandharva Veda being their preferred Upa Veda (sub-Veda). According...

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The Atharvaveda was likely compiled as a Veda contemporaneously with Samaveda and Yajurveda, or about 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE. Along with the Samhita layer...

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through surviving examples of liturgical music such as the hymns of the Samaveda. Musical instruments dating to the prehistoric period have been recovered...

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ancient music concept traceable to Vedic era texts of Hinduism, such as the Samaveda and methods for singing the Vedic hymns. The music traditions of the North...