Samhita has been used as a synonym for Vedas and hence used in exchange for each other.
Samhita has been used as a synonym for Vedas and hence used in exchange for each other.
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The Samhitas are considered to be basic revealed texts. These are recited in chain like arrangements of words, with no break, no punctuation, and order not be disturbed by arbitrary human meddling. A collective study of Vedas and later text suggests that the compendium of ''Samhitas'' and associated Vedic texts were far larger than currently available. However, most have been lost at some point or over a period of Indian history.
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The Samhitas are considered to be basic revealed texts. These are recited in chain like arrangements of words, with no break, no punctuation, and order not be disturbed by arbitrary human meddling<ref>Narayanacharya, K S. (2006). ''Insights Into the Taittiriya Upanishad''. Mysore : Kautilya Institute of National Studies.</ref>. A collective study of Vedas and later text suggests that the compendium of ''Samhitas'' and associated Vedic texts were far larger than currently available. However, most have been lost at some point or over a period of Indian history.