Concept

Samhita

Overview

Samhita (IAST: Saṃhitā) literally means "put together, joined, union", a "collection", and "a methodical, rule-based combination of text or verses". Saṃhitā also refers to the most ancient layer of text in the Vedas, consisting of mantras, hymns, prayers, litanies and benedictions.

Parts of Vedic Samhitas constitute the oldest living part of Hindu tradition.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Samhita

• Madhvacharya

Related ideas

• Bhagavata Purana
• Hinduism
• Vedas
• Mantra
• Sutra
• Brahmana
• Rigveda
• Shastra
• International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration
• Charaka Samhita
• Upanishads
• Indra
• Atharvaveda
• Charles Rockwell Lanman

Place in the tradition

Part of Meaning of life.

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