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Aranyaka
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.25|A page of the Jaiminiya Aranyaka Gana found embedded in the Samaveda palm leaf manuscript (Sanskrit, Grantha script).
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16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Discussion
- Structure
- Contents
- Aitareya Aranyaka
- Taittiriya Aranyaka
- Katha Aranyaka
- Kaushitaki Āranyaka
- Brihad-Aranyaka
- Rahasya Brahmanas
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.25|A page of the Jaiminiya Aranyaka Gana found embedded in the Samaveda palm leaf manuscript (Sanskrit, Grantha script).
The Aranyakas (; ; IAST: '') are a part of the ancient Indian Vedas concerned with the meaning of ritual sacrifice, composed in about 700 BC. They typically represent the later sections of the Vedas, and are one of many layers of Vedic texts. The other parts of the Vedas are the Samhitas (benedictions, hymns), Brahmanas (commentary), and the Upanishads (spirituality and abstract philosophy).