Jan Gonda, "A History of Indian literature - Vedic literature: Samhitas and Brahmanas"
Publisher: Harrassowitz | 1975 | ISBN: 3447016085 | English | PDF | 463 pages | 12.3 Mb
Publisher: Harrassowitz | 1975 | ISBN: 3447016085 | English | PDF | 463 pages | 12.3 Mb
The term ‘Vedic literature’ simply means literature based on or derived from the Vedas.
The texts which constitute the Vedic literature are:
1. The four Vedas i.e. Samhitas,
2. the Brahmanas attached to each of the Samhitas,
3. the Aranyakas, and
4. the Upanishads.