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The Vedas and

Vedic Culture

“Veda” comes
Set of four Vedas: Contains thousands Composed
from the Sanskrit Rig, Sama, Atharva of Sanskrit hymns between 5 to 2 nd
th
“vid” meaning
and Yajur, addressed which were recited millennium BCE
knowledge
to multiple gods and orally and composed

goddesses by rishis and rishikas

VEDIC SOCIETY

Ruled by a “raja”
Vedic society was
with the help of
divided into many “sabhas” or

clans or “janas”
assemblies