Samaveda

Samaveda
Four Vedas
Information
Religion	Historical Vedic religion Hinduism
Language	Vedic Sanskrit
Period	Vedic period (c. 1200-900 BCE)[1]
Chapters	6 adhyayas
Verses	1,875 mantras[2]

The Samaveda is one of the four Vedas in Hinduism. It is known as the Veda of melodies and chants. “Sama” means song, and “Veda” means knowledge. It has 1,875 verses; almost 75 verses have been taken from another Veda called the Rigveda. The oldest parts are very ancient, dating back to around 1200 to 1000 BCE.^[3] It has different layers, including hymns (Samhita), explanations (Brahmana), and philosophical texts (Upanishads). It has important texts like the Chandogya Upanishad and Kena Upanishad, which influenced Hindu philosophy. It laid the foundation for Indian music.

1. ↑ Witzel 2001, p. 6. sfn error: no target: CITEREFWitzel2001 (help)
2. ↑ "Construction of the Vedas". VedicGranth.Org. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2024-09-15.
3. ↑ Dalal 2014, "The Rig Veda is considered later than the Rig Veda". sfn error: no target: CITEREFDalal2014 (help)