Sama-Veda
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Sama-Veda
C18: from Sanskrit sāman a chant + Veda
Example Sentences
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Many verses of the holy books, above all the Upanishads of Sama-Veda spoke of this innermost thing.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
It is conjectured that the hymns of the Sama-Veda were borrowed from the Rig-Veda before the latter had been edited and stereotyped into its present form.
From Myth, Ritual and Religion — Volume 1 by Lang, Andrew
Second, the Sama-Veda, made up of hymns of the Rig-Veda to be used at the Soma sacrifice.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John
One of the four Vedas, namely, the Sama-Veda, entirely consists of hymns.
From From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan by Blavatsky, H. P. (Helena Petrovna)
See translation of the Sanhita of the Sama-Veda, by the Rev. J. Stevenson.
From Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology by Clarke, James Freeman
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