[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1906 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1906 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1906 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1906](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1906) UPA-VEDAS. Subordinate or inferior Vedas. These are sciences which have no connection whatever with the Sruti or revealed Veda. They are four in number—(1.) Āyur-veda, medicine; (2.) Gāndharva-veda, music and dancing; (3.) Dhanur-veda, archery, military science; (4.) Sthāpatya-veda, architecture. - [Previous: c5.1905](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1905) - [Next: c5.1907](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1907) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1906](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1906) · Pramāṇa