Sama-Veda

American  

[sah-muh-vay-duh, -vee-duh] / ˈsɑ məˈveɪ də, -ˈvi də /

noun

Hinduism.

1. one of the Samhitas, a collection of mantras and tunes used in connection with the Rig-Veda.

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Sama-Veda British  

/ ˈsɑːməˈveɪdə /

noun

1. Hinduism the third Veda containing the rituals for sacrifices

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Etymology

Origin of Sama-Veda

C18: from Sanskrit sāman a chant + _Veda

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Example Sentences

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Sama-Veda

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 Andrew Lang

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 John Rudd

Colebrooke, On the Vedas, Abstract of the Sama-Veda; also in Colebrooke's Miscellaneous Essays, vol. i. p.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer

According to the Brahmans, they are coeval with the creation, and the Sama-Veda says, “They were formed of the soul of Him who exists by, or of, himself.”

From The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets by Richard B. Westbrook

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