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== वेदविभागाः || Sub Classification of Vedas ==
== वेदविभागाः || Sub Classification of Vedas ==
Each Veda has been sub-classified into four major text types –
Each Veda has been sub-classified into four major text types –
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# संहिता || Samhita (mantras)
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# संहिता || [[Samhita (संहिता)|Samhita]] (mantras)
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# ब्राह्मणम् || [[Brahmana]] (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices)
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# ब्राह्मणम् || [[Brahmana (ब्राह्मणम्)|Brahmana]] (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices)
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# अारण्यकम् || Aranyaka (method of conducting rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices)
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# अारण्यकम् || [[Aranyaka (आरण्यकम्)|Aranyaka]] (method of conducting rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices)
# उपनिषद् || [[Upanishads|Upanishad]] (discussion about meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge).
# उपनिषद् || [[Upanishads|Upanishad]] (discussion about meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge).
Some scholars add a fifth category namely उपासना || Upasana (worship).{{Citation needed}}
Some scholars add a fifth category namely उपासना || Upasana (worship).{{Citation needed}}