short note on vedic litrature
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The Vedic literature were composed in Sanskrit.
To begin with the Vedas were recited and not written.
They were taught by oral method.
Hence they were called as Sruti (heard) and Smriti (memorized). But later on they were reduced to writing after the invention of scripts.
The major literary and religious works of Vedic Period are the four Vedas and the Upanishads. These works still continue to hold immense authority in the sphere of spiritual and religious literature. The idea and principles of Karma (action) and Moksha (spiritual liberation) are widely accepted by the people belonging to Hindu faith.
Four Vedas: Veda is a sanskrit word. It means “knowledge“. There were four Vedas :
The Rig Veda
The Sama Veda
The Yajur Veda and
The Atharva Veda.
Vedic literature
Not a lot of people know about it at the first place, also many confuse it with one particular religious practice. Whereas the truth lies somewhere else, this is an immensely vast topic to talk about, yet here is some of it in a bit.
A huge amount of useful information has been jotted down in these sacred texts. It contains various segments in which they talk about how one should behave, and also about many scientific advancements many of which haven't been unraveled up till this date.
They also mention the Vastu Shastra or the knowledge of proper planning and placement of various things in order to follow the law of the universe.
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