The main collections of Vedic hymns are called ______.

  1. Sutra
  2. Pad
  3. Samhita
  4. Mukh
  5. Not attempted

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Option 3 : Samhita
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The correct answer is Samhita.

  • The main collections of Vedic hymns are called Samhita.

Key Points

  • The Rigveda Samhita is the oldest extant Indic text.
    • It is a collection of 1,028 Vedic Sanskrit hymns and 10,600 verses in all, organized into ten books (Sanskrit: mandalas).
    • The hymns are dedicated to Rigvedic deities
  • Samhitas are ritualistic texts, and they explain the social and religious importance of rituals.
    • Each Samhita has added texts called Brahmanas, which have commentaries on the hymns and rituals.
    • Each brahmana has an Aranyaka (forest text) and an Upanishad.
    • The Aranyakas contain mystical ritual instructions to be undertaken in secret by the sages who live in the forests.
    • Upanishads deal with philosophical inquiries.

Important Points

  • Sutra:
    • Sutra in Indian literary traditions refers to an aphorism or a collection of aphorisms in the form of a manual or, more broadly, a condensed manual or text.
    • Sutras are a genre of ancient and medieval Indian texts found in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. 
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