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Saman1|ˈsɑːmən|
[a. Skr. sāman chant.]
A sacred text or verse forming the third of the four kinds of Vedas; the name of the Veda thus formed. Also attrib. So Samaveda |ˈsɑːməˌveɪdə|, the name of the third Veda.
1798Asiatick Researches V. 364 Prayer..on beginning a lecture of the Samaveda. 1843Penny Cycl. XXVI. 171/1 These are the Rĭch, Yajush, Sâman, and Atharvan'a. Ibid., The Sâmaveda contains songs of lyrical character to be recited with melancholy. 1886Encycl. Brit. XXI. 277/1 The sâman-hymnal consists of two parts, viz., the Sāmaveda-saṃhitâ, or collection of texts (ṛich) used for making up sâman-hymns, and the Gâna, or tune-books. Ibid. 278/1 The Vaṃśa-brâhmaṇa, a mere list of the Sâmaveda teachers. 1900J. G. Frazer Golden Bough (ed. 2) I. i. 92 A particular hymn of the ancient Indian collection known as the Samaveda. 1913J. N. Farquhar Crown of Hinduism 77 The Sāman, Yajus, and Atharvan exhibit the same polytheism. 1954Grove's Dict. Mus. (ed. 5) IV. 456/1 The Sāmans (sacrificial chants) may, though rarely, be heard nowadays. 1968Jrnl. Mus. Acad. Madras XXXIX. 105 Samkirtana is in itself Brahman and is greater than Sama-veda. |