Gopatha Brahmana
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Gopatha Brahmana is an ancient Vedic prose text associated with the Atharvaveda, detailing ritual practices, sacrificial procedures, and theological interpretations.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmana text
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Hindu religious text ⓘ Vedic prose text ⓘ |
| aimsTo | justify rituals through myth and theology ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Atharvaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Atharvaveda Shakha tradition ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of Atharvaveda canon ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Indian texts
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Vedic Brahmanas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
proper performance of sacrifices
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rites and ceremonies ⓘ |
| contains | theological interpretations ⓘ |
| describes |
Vedic ritual practices
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sacrificial procedures ⓘ |
| explains | meaning of Atharvaveda mantras in ritual context ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Atharvavedic rituals ⓘ |
| genre | ritual exegesis ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Purva Gopatha Brahmana
NERFINISHED
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Uttara Gopatha Brahmana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindu ritual theory ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose with some metrical passages ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shruti
NERFINISHED
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Vedic literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late Vedic period ⓘ |
| referencedIn | Indological research on Atharvaveda ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | ancient India ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Samhita of the Atharvaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| script | Devanagari (in most modern editions) ⓘ |
| scriptureCategory | Brahmana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | only extant Brahmana of the Atharvaveda ⓘ |
| studiedIn | Vedic scholarship ⓘ |
| subject |
cosmological speculations
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origin of sacrifices ⓘ priests and priestly functions ⓘ sacrifice classification ⓘ sacrificial fires ⓘ |
| textType | prose ⓘ |
| tradition | Atharvaveda tradition ⓘ |
| traditionallyTransmittedBy | Atharvavedic priestly schools ⓘ |
| transmission | oral tradition in antiquity ⓘ |
| usedBy | Vedic priests ⓘ |
| usedIn | Vedic ritual instruction ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.