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Veda Vargeekarana (वेदवर्गीकरणम्) (view source)
Revision as of 23:17, 18 February 2018
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=== Etymology ===
=== Etymology ===
Atharvana or Atharva Veda (Samskrit : अथर्वण or अथर्व) थु्र्वी हिंसायाम् धातु थर्व
Atharvana or Atharva Veda (Samskrit : अथर्वण or अथर्व) थु्र्वी हिंसायाम् धातु undergoes change into थर्व. अथर्व means that which is devoid of himsa or harm to others.
Other names of this Veda include Brahma Veda, Kshtra veda (as it contains a information about statecraft and administration for kings), Bhishagveda (as it contains information about diseases and their cure), Angiroveda and Atharvangiro veda.<ref>Regmi, SriRishiramji. Article : ''[http://vedicheritage.gov.in/pdf/ved_vedang_gp_17.pdf Atharvaved ka sankshipth parichay]'' available at Vedic Heritage Portal</ref><ref>''[https://ia800209.us.archive.org/22/items/atharvavedasamhi014565mbp/atharvavedasamhi014565mbp.pdf Atharva Veda Samhita]'' (Telugu) Tirupati : Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam</ref> It is called as Brahma Veda due to the following 3 reasons
# In Yajna karmas Brahma is the Rtvik who oversees the yajna.
# Contains the knowledge of Brahman
# The mantras of this veda were revealed to the rishi named Brahma.
=== Atharva Veda Vibhajana ===
=== Atharva Veda Vibhajana ===
The Artharvaveda Samhita is the text 'belonging to the अथर्वण || Atharvan and [[Angirasa (अङ्गिरसः)|अङ्गिरस || Angirasa]] poets. It has about 760 hymns, and about 160 of the hymns are in common with the Rigveda. Most of the verses are metrical, but some sections are in prose. This is also called Brahma Veda because it is assigned
The Artharvaveda Samhita is the text 'belonging to the अथर्वण || Atharvan and [[Angirasa (अङ्गिरसः)|अङ्गिरस || Angirasa]] rishis. It has about 760 hymns, and about 160 of the hymns are in common with the Rigveda. Most of the verses are metrical, but some sections are in prose.
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=== Devatas, Chandas and Rtvik ===
=== Devatas, Chandas and Rtvik ===