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The Samaveda is an ancient Hindu sacred text focused on melodies and chants, consisting of 1,875 verses mostly drawn from an earlier Vedic scripture called the Rigveda. As one of four foundational Vedas in Hinduism, it served as a liturgical guide and represents an important part of Hindu religious and cultural heritage that has survived in multiple versions across India.
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De Samaveda (Devanagari: सामवेद, Sanskriet: sāmaveda, van sāman, lied en veda, kennis) is de Veda van melodieën en chants. Het bestaat vooral uit verzen uit de Rigveda die op muziek zijn gezet. Deze werden gezongen door een zanger, de . Dit was belangrijk, aangezien de Veda's een orale traditie zijn. Er zijn drie recensies of 's overgeleverd, , en of Talavakara. De samhita wordt niet lang na die van de Rigveda gedateerd. De samhita is door elke recensie aangevuld met brahmana's en upanishads. De recensies Ranayaniya - Kauthuma kennen de Pancavimsa-Brahmana en de Sadvimsa-Brahmana, de en ook de en worden hier wel toe gerekend.De recensie Jaiminiya kent de Jaiminiya-Brahmana, de , de en de .
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