A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c10.80

c10.80

¹ The invocations, properly called Yajush, are of course not to be found in the Rig-veda. Some of the hymns of the Sâma and Yajur-vedas, which have a more modern appearance, are to be found in the tenth Maṇḍala of the Rig-veda, or among the latest additions, such as the Vâlakhilyas. There are, however, some, which, though they occur in the Sâma and Yajur-vedas, are not to be found in the Rig-veda. This may possibly be accounted for by the fact that we do not possess all the Sâkhâs of the Rig-veda. The differences also in the text of hymns, as read in the three Vedas, must be ascribed to the influence of early Sâkhâs, and cannot be used as an argument for determining the more or less ancient date of the three Vedas.