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Line 5: − − == Etymology and usage == − The samskrit word वेद (véda) "knowledge, wisdom" is derived from the root विद् (vid) - "to know". − − The samskrit term veda as a common noun means "knowledge", but can also be used to refer to fields of study unrelated to spiritual knowledge, e.g. in अगद-वेद || agada-veda (medical science), सस्य-वेद || sasya-veda (science of agriculture) or सर्प-वेद || sarpa-veda (science of snakes), already found in the early Upanishads. − − Nine terms found in literature that are synonymous with the term "Veda" namely − # श्रुति || Shruti − # अनुश्रवम् || Anushravam − # त्रयी || Trayii − # आम्नय || Aamnaya − # समम्नय || Samamnaya − # छन्दः || Chandaha − # स्वाध्यायम् || Swaadhyayam, − # आगमम् || Aagamam − # निगमम् || Nigamam − − The term "Vedic texts" is used in two distinct meanings: Texts composed in Vedic Samskrit during the Vedic period and other texts considered as "connected to the Vedas" or a "ancillary of the Vedas".
The Four Vedas (चतुर्वेदाः) (view source)
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Their utterances were called ‘Mantras’ which were not the result of any intuition but were the result of Divine Vision which is called मन्त्र दृष्टि || Mantra Drishti. Their inner and outer meanings were really known only to those to whom they were revealed. Hence none can challenge them on grounds of reason or logic. There is no final authority beyond the Vedas; in today’s management jargon the buck stops at the table of the Vedas.
Their utterances were called ‘Mantras’ which were not the result of any intuition but were the result of Divine Vision which is called मन्त्र दृष्टि || Mantra Drishti. Their inner and outer meanings were really known only to those to whom they were revealed. Hence none can challenge them on grounds of reason or logic. There is no final authority beyond the Vedas; in today’s management jargon the buck stops at the table of the Vedas.
== महर्षिवेदव्यासेन संहितीकरण || Codification by Maharshi Vedavyasa ==
== महर्षिवेदव्यासेन संहितीकरण || Codification by Maharshi Vedavyasa ==