However, most have been lost at some point or over a period of Indian history. The and are variously classified, sometimes as the ceremonial karma-khanda, other times (or parts of them) as the jnana-khanda.The Vedic Samhitas were chanted during ceremonies and rituals, and parts of it remain the oldest living part of tradition.A collective study of Vedas and later text suggests that the compendium of Samhitas and associated Vedic texts were far larger than currently available. The Samhitas are sometimes identified as karma-khanda (कर्म खण्ड, action/ritual-related section), while the Upanishads are identified as jnana-khanda (ज्ञान खण्ड, knowledge/spirituality-related section). Vedic Samhita refer to mathematically precise metrical archaic text of each of the (, and ).The have been divided into four styles of texts – the Samhitas (mantras and benedictions), the (text on rituals, ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic-sacrifices), the (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices), and the (text discussing meditation, philosophy and spiritual knowledge). These contain – sacred sounds with or without literal meaning, as well as panegyrics, prayers, and petitioning nature or Vedic deities.
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