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samhita

  (sŭm'hĭt-ə)

A collection of sacred devotional hymns in Sanskrit constituting one of the four Vedas.

[Sanskrit saṃhitā, collection, from feminine past participle of samdadhāti, he puts together, collects : sam, together + dadhāti, he puts.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any of the Hindu sacred writing
  Synonym: Veda

Samhita (Sanskrit saṃhita "joined" or "collected") may refer to

• the basic metrical (mantra) text of each of the Vedas
  • specifically, these texts with sandhi applied, see Samhitapatha.
• post-Vedic texts known as Samhitas:
  • Gherand Samhita
  • Charak Samhita
  • Ashtavakra Samhita
  • Bhrigu Samhita
  • Yogayajnavalkya Samhita
  • Brahma Samhita[1]

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