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There are four Upa-Vedas or subsidiary Vedas, viz., the [[Ayurveda]], the [[Dhanurveda]], the [[Gandharva Veda]] and the [[Sthapatya Veda]] forming auxiliaries to the four Vedas<ref>All About Hinduism, Swami Sivananda, Page 33 </ref>. '''The Upavedas''' supplement the Vedas with more specific applications of Vedic teachings into the cultural field.
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There are four Upa-Vedas or subsidiary Vedas, viz., the [[Ayurveda]], the [[Dhanurveda]], the [[Gandharva Veda]] and the [[Sthapatya Veda]] forming auxiliaries to the four Vedas<ref>All About Hinduism, Swami Sivananda, Page 33 </ref>.  
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Some scholers consider [[Arthashastra|Artha Shastra]] as the fourth Upaveda instead of Sthapatya Veda.
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'''The Upavedas''' supplement the Vedas with more specific applications of Vedic teachings into the cultural field.
    
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|1
 
|Ayurveda
 
|Ayurveda
|Medicine / Healing
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|Science of Health and Life
 
|Atharva Veda
 
|Atharva Veda
 
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|-
 
|2
 
|2
 
|Dhanurveda
 
|Dhanurveda
|Warfare / Martial Arts
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|Science of Warfare / Martial Arts
 
|Rig Veda
 
|Rig Veda
 
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|-
 
|3
 
|3
 
|Sthapatya Veda
 
|Sthapatya Veda
|architecture and sculpture
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|Science of Engineering and Architecture
 
|Yajur Veda
 
|Yajur Veda
 
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|-
 
|4
 
|4
 
|Gandharva Veda
 
|Gandharva Veda
|music, poetry and dance
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|Music, poetry and dance
 
|Sama Veda
 
|Sama Veda
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|4*
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|Artha Shastra
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|Public administration, governance, economy and polity
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|Yajur Veda
 
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