[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Phonetics and recitation](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa) › [Prātiśākhyas (school phonetic manuals)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.pratisakhya) › [Prātiśākhya-type texts of the Sāmaveda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.pratisakhya.sama) › Riktantra # Riktantra (Ṛktantra) ऋक्तन्त्र Prātiśākhya of the Kauthuma-Rāṇāyanīya Sāmaveda (on the ārcika text), in five prapāṭhakas. - **Language:** Sanskrit - **Date:** 400 BCE – 0 CE - **Author:** [Śākaṭāyana (Vedic grammarian)](https://indike.org/pramana/person/sakatayana) - **Text:** not yet digitised (catalogue entry) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.pratisakhya.sama.rktantra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.siksa.pratisakhya.sama.rktantra) · Pramāṇa