Atharvaveda
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Atharvaveda is one of the four Vedas of Hinduism, comprising hymns, spells, and rituals dealing with everyday life, healing, and protection.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atharvaveda canonical | 31 |
| Atharva Veda | 6 |
| Atharvaveda Samhita | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture
ⓘ
Samhita ⓘ Veda ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Atharvaveda
ⓘ
surface form:
Atharva Veda
Atharvaveda ⓘ
surface form:
Atharvaveda Samhita
|
| associatedUpanishad |
Mandukya Upanishad
ⓘ
Muṇḍaka Upanishad ⓘ
surface form:
Mundaka Upanishad
Praśna Upanishad ⓘ
surface form:
Prashna Upanishad
|
| associatedWith |
Angiras sages
ⓘ
Atharvan priests ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of Vedic canon ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
ⓘ
incantations ⓘ rituals ⓘ spells ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
domestic rituals
ⓘ
healing rituals ⓘ protective rites ⓘ royal rituals ⓘ |
| genre |
religious poetry
ⓘ
ritual text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Āraṇyaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Aranyaka
Brahmana ⓘ Samhita ⓘ Upanishads ⓘ
surface form:
Upanishad
|
| historicalPeriod | Vedic period ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ayurvedic healing traditions
ⓘ
later Hindu ritual practices ⓘ |
| language | Vedic Sanskrit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vedas
ⓘ
surface form:
Four Vedas
|
| positionInSeries | fourth Veda ⓘ |
| primaryThemes |
everyday life
ⓘ
exorcism ⓘ healing ⓘ longevity ⓘ magic ⓘ prosperity ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Rigveda
ⓘ
Samaveda ⓘ Yajurveda ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptureType | Shruti ⓘ |
| textualStructure | collection of books ⓘ |
| traditionalRecension |
Paippalada
ⓘ
Shaunakiya ⓘ |
| usedFor |
chanting
ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Atharva Veda
this entity surface form:
Atharvaveda Samhita
subject surface form:
Ancient India
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Atharva Veda
subject surface form:
Surya
this entity surface form:
Atharva Veda
this entity surface form:
Atharva Veda
this entity surface form:
Atharva Veda
this entity surface form:
Atharva Veda
subject surface form:
Varuna