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# अथर्वणवेदम् || The Atharvaveda''.''  
 
# अथर्वणवेदम् || The Atharvaveda''.''  
 
Of these, the first three were the principal original division, also called त्रयी विद्या || trayī vidyā, that is, "the triple science" of reciting hymns (Rigveda), performing sacrifices (Yajurveda), and chanting songs (Samaveda). The Rigveda is the oldest work, which according to the Western Indologist Witzel, is probably from the period of 1900 to 1100 BC. However, till date no authentic dating method has been able to date literary works accurately.  Only one version of the Rigveda is known to have survived into the modern era. Several different versions of the Sama Veda and the Atharva Veda are known, and many different versions of the Yajur Veda have been found in different parts of South Asia.   
 
Of these, the first three were the principal original division, also called त्रयी विद्या || trayī vidyā, that is, "the triple science" of reciting hymns (Rigveda), performing sacrifices (Yajurveda), and chanting songs (Samaveda). The Rigveda is the oldest work, which according to the Western Indologist Witzel, is probably from the period of 1900 to 1100 BC. However, till date no authentic dating method has been able to date literary works accurately.  Only one version of the Rigveda is known to have survived into the modern era. Several different versions of the Sama Veda and the Atharva Veda are known, and many different versions of the Yajur Veda have been found in different parts of South Asia.   
== वेदविभागम् || Sub Classification of Vedas ==
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== 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 –  
 
# संहिता || Samhitas (mantras)
 
# संहिता || Samhitas (mantras)

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