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The 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 form a part and parcel of the vast Vedic literature and are generally designated as later Vedic literature. The term Veda comprises both the Mantra and the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺. Veda is the name given to Mantra and 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 jointly.^[1] S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya, in the introduction to his commentary on the 峁欢惫别诲补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻, observes鈥攖he name Veda is given to the vast body of literature made up of Mantra and 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 jointly.^[2] 鈥�Mantras鈥� or 鈥�厂补峁僪颈迟腻蝉鈥� which are collections of hymns, prayers, benedictions, incantations, sacrificial formulae called Nivids and Litanies.

鈥樀�谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉鈥� stands for a huge mass of prose texts which contains speculations on the mantras, precepts for the application of mantras in different sacrifices, details of sacrificial paraphernalia and theological, philosophical, grammatical, etymological and metrical speculations.^[3]

The term 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 has been variously interpreted. It has come from the word 叠谤补丑尘补峁� which means both the mantra and the 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺 or the priestly class who are versed in the Veda.

Jaimini, the author of the 笔奴谤惫补尘墨尘腻峁僺腻, gives the definition鈥�

艣e峁�e 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺-艣补产诲补岣�,^[4]

Which means, 鈥淏esides the mantras the remaining bulk of the Vedic literature is called 产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺.鈥�

膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补 defines 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 as鈥�

办补谤尘补-肠辞诲补苍腻 产谤腻丑尘补峁嚹乶颈,

i.e. 鈥湹�谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 are injunctions for the performance of sacrificial rites鈥�.

膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补 further elucidates the term 碍补谤尘补肠辞诲补苍腻 by giving a detailed characteristics of the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉.

According to him, the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉 deal with the following six topics鈥�

1. Vidhi,
2. 础谤迟丑补惫腻诲补,
3. 狈颈苍诲腻,
4. 笔谤补艣补峁兣浤�,
5. 笔耻谤腻办补濒辫补 and
6. 笔补谤补办峁泃颈.^[5]

Footnotes and references:

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[1]:

mantra-产谤腻丑尘补峁嘺yorvedan膩madheyam | 膧辫补蝉迟补尘产补-艣谤补耻迟补-蝉奴迟谤补, 24-1-31.

[2]:

mantra-br膩hma峁嚹乼maka-艣abdar膩艣irveda岣� | S膩ya峁嚹乧膩rya in his 峁欢惫别诲补产丑腻蝉测补产奴尘颈办腻

[3]:

Basu, Jogiraj, India of the age of the 叠谤腻丑尘补峁嘺蝉, p.2

[4]:

笔奴谤惫补尘墨尘腻峁僺腻s奴tra, 2.1.33

[5]:

Basu, Jogiraj, India of the age of the Br膩hmanas, p.7