The Music of Hindostan c15.4

c15.4

Before coming to the Sāmaveda itself it will be necessary to glance at the recitation of the other Vedas, especially the Rgveda. For the Sāmaveda has borrowed the large majority of its text from the Rgveda, only altering or expanding the actual words so as to make them suitable for chanting; and much of the grammatical and prosodical determinations of the Rgveda has been given in the Sāmaveda a musical meaning.