1200 or 1000 BCE, roughly contemporary with the Atharvaveda and the Yajurveda. While its earliest parts are believed to date from as early as the Rigvedic period, the existing compilation dates from the post-Rigvedic Mantra period of Vedic Sanskrit, c. Three recensions of the Samaveda have survived, and variant manuscripts of the Veda have been found in various parts of India. All but 75 verses have been taken from the Rigveda. One of the four Vedas, it is a liturgical text which consists of 1,549 verses. It is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, and part of the scriptures of Hinduism. The Samaveda ( Sanskrit: सामवेद, sāmaveda, from sāman 'song' and veda 'knowledge'), is the Veda of melodies and chants. Samaveda manuscripts exist in many Indic scripts.
Samaveda is a Hindu scripture in the Vedic Sanskrit language.
