Samaveda:

o There are 1549 verses (except 75 verses, all have been taken from Rigveda).

o There are two Upanishads embedded in Samaveda – Chandogya Upanishad and Kena Upanishad.

o The Samaveda is considered the root of Indian classical music and dance.

o It is considered as the storehouse of the melodious chants.

Atharvaveda:

o The daily procedures of life are very well enumerated in this Veda.

o It has 730 hymns/suktas, 6000 mantras, and 20 books.

Rigveda:

o The oldest Veda is the Rigveda. It has 1028 hymns called ‘Suktas’ and is a collection of 10 books called ‘Mandalas.’

o Out of 10 books or mandalas, books number 1 and 10 are the youngest ones as they were written later than books 2 to 9.

o Rigvedic books 2-9 deal with cosmology and deities.

o The ninth Rigvedic book/mandala is solely dedicated to Soma.

Yajurveda:

o Stands to mean ‘Worship Knowledge’, Yajurveda dates to 1100-800 BCE; corresponding with Samaveda. It compiles ritual-offering mantras/chants. These chants were offered by the priest alongside a person who used to perform a ritual (in most cases yajna fire.).

o It has two types – Krishna (Black/Dark) & Shukla (White/Bright).

o The oldest layer of Yajurveda has 1875 verses mostly taken up from Rigveda.

• Amir-i-shikar-i-shahi arranged for the hunting parties of the Sultan.

• Vakil-i-dar-mahal looked after the officials of the palace.

• Amir-i-majlis-shahi looked after the festivals of the state.

• Sar-i-jahandar was the head of the Sultan’s bodyguards.

List I - List II

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