Vedas were tranmitted orally for several hundreds of years before they were written down. They were written down around 5000 years back.
Vedas were written in Vedic Sanskrit. This differs from Sanskrit used today.1. In Vedic Sanskrit words and sentences won't make independent sense.2. The meaning of a sentence can only be felt.3. It is not possible to express the meaning in words.
Vedas
The vedas where composed by aryans
The vedas where composed by aryans
B. A. Pataskar has written: 'Understanding the Vedas' -- subject(s): Vedas, Criticism, interpretation
Nanda-nandana. has written: 'The secret teachings of the Vedas' -- subject(s): Criticism, interpretation, Vedas
Dharam Dev has written: 'Vedas-the myth and reality' -- subject(s): Criticism, interpretation, Vedas
Vedas were tranmitted orally for several hundreds of years before they were written down. They were written down around 5000 years back.
Guru Datta Vidyarthi has written: 'The terminology of the Vedas and European scholars' -- subject(s): Vedas, Criticism, interpretation
Jeanine Miller has written: 'The vision of cosmic order in the Vedas' -- subject(s): Criticism, interpretation, Hindu cosmology, Vedas
The Vedas were originally written in the language of ancient India. This very old language, also known as the language of Hinduism, was called 'Sanskrit.'
Dharma Deva Mehta has written: 'Positive sciences in the Vedas' -- subject(s): Ancient Science, Science, Ancient, Vedas
Vedas do not represent just the Aryan society, Dravidian are the original people of India and Vedas were written in India, so its not just a Aryan literature.
The Vedas were originally written in Sanskrit.Sanskrit is an ancient language of India. It is also known as the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism. It is also an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes and very rarely spoken.
Vedas were written by four Rishis.AGNI - RIGVEDVAAYU - YAJURVEDADITYA - SAMVEDANGIRA - ATHARV VEDThough Vedas are considered divine, they were written by Aryan seers.The name and genealogy of each person is clearly mentioned.Hymn 97 of the book IXth of RigVeda was written by one of my ancestors, Upamanyu (that is why I have selected the nick 'Aupmanyav', which means in the line of Upamanyu. Book VII is written by people of my clan, the Vasishthas.
Vedas were written by four Rishis.AGNI - RIGVEDVAAYU - YAJURVEDADITYA - SAMVEDANGIRA - ATHARV VEDThough Vedas are considered divine, they were written by Aryan seers.The name and genealogy of each person is clearly mentioned.Hymn 97 of the book IXth of RigVeda was written by one of my ancestors, Upamanyu (that is why I have selected the nick 'Aupmanyav', which means in the line of Upamanyu. Book VII is written by people of my clan, the Vasishthas.