Vedic literature
1. The Veda Samhitas
i. Sama Veda– The book of chants with hymns taken from Rig Veda. This Veda is important for Indian Music.
Yajur Veda– The book consists of sacrificial rituals and formulae.
iii. Atharva Veda– This book consists of charms and spells to ward of evils and diseases
2. The Brahmanas– Consists of the explanatory part of the Vedas. Sacrifices and rituals have also been discussed in great detail.
Rig Veda – Aitreya and Kaushitiki Brahmana
Consists of 1028 hymns divided into 10 mandalas (books).
In IIIrd Mandala, Gayatri's mantra is addressed to the solar deity Savitri.
X Mandala addressed to Purusha Sukta
3. Yajur Veda– Shatapata and Taittariya
iii. Sama Veda – Panchvisha, Chandogya, Shadvinsh, and Jaiminaya
iv. Atharva Veda - Gopatha
4. The Aranyakas– Concluding portions of Brahmanas, also called Forest texts are written mainly for the hermits and students living in forests.
5. The Upanishads– Appearing at the end of the Vedic period, they criticized the rituals and laid stress on right belief and Knowledge.
Note- Satyamev Jayate has been taken from Mundaka Upanishad.
Following the Later Vedic age, a lot of Vedic Literature was developed, inspired by the Samhitas which follow the Smriti – Literature which was written in comparison to Shruti – Word of Mouth tradition. Important texts in Smriti tradition are further subdivided into
1. Vedangas
i. Shiksha - Phonetics
ii. KalpaSutras – Rituals
Sulva Sutras
Grihya Sutras
Dharma Sutras
iii. Vyakarna - Grammar
iv. Nirukta - Etymology
v. Chhandha - metrics
vi. Jyotisha - Astronomy
2. Smriti
i. Manu Smriti
ii. Yajnavalkya Smriti
iii. Narada Smriti
iv. Parashara Smriti
v. Brihaspati Smriti
vi. Katyayana Smriti
3. Mahakavyas
i. The Ramayana
ii. The Mahabharata
4. The Puranas
i. 18 Maha Puranas – Dedicated to specific deities such as Brahma, Surya, Agni, Saiva and Vaishnava. They include Bhagavata Purana, Matsya Purana, Garuda Purana etc
ii. 18 Upa Puranas– Lesser known texts
5. The Upvedas
i. Ayurveda - Medicine
ii. Gandharvaveda - Music
iii. Arthaveda - Vishwakarma
iv. Dhanurveda- Archery
6. Shad-Darshanas or Indian Philosophical Schools
i. Samkhya
ii. Yoga
iii. Nyaya
iv. Vaisheshika
v. Mimansa
vi. Vedanta
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