A Concise History of Vedic Literature

The Vedic literature comprising of the four Vedas, the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, the Upanisads and the Sutras serves as the chief source of human knowledge in the most ancient period. It stands as the symbol of our rich cultural heritage. It provides us knowledge in diverse fields like language, literature, tradition, culture, history, sociology, geography, mythology, philosophy, religion, science and technology, phonetics, grammar, etc. Author, who has been teaching Sanskrit for last 27 years, has tried her best in this treatise to present a concise history of the Vedic literature from its inception to-date, in a more concrete and coherent manner. In the end, the significant works done on the history of Vedic and Sanskrit literature have been reviewed. The book can be used as a student’s handbook in order to understand the subject within a short time.