LITERARY HERITAGE OF INDIA. — Social Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceLITERARY HERITAGE OF INDIA.2 Marks
Question
What is Veda? Explain briefly.
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Answer
The word 'Veda means knowledge.
Veda (or Vedas) is a targo body of knowledge texts in the form of verses and hymns that originated in ancient India.
Veda is composed in Vedic Sanskrit.
Veda is the oldest Sanskrit literature and also the oldest scripture of Hinduism.
Many rishis (saints) contributed to the addition of content in the Veda from time to time.
Initially, there was only one Veda. But, with time due to several additions the Voda became extremely large, Hence, later it was divided into four parts.
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