[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) › c5.2032 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2032 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.2032 - **Language:** English ### [c5.2032](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2032) The Mantra or metrical portion is the most ancient, and the book or books in which the hymns are collected are called Sanhitās. The \*Rig-veda\* and the \*Sāma-veda\* have each one Sanhitā; the \*Yajur-veda\* has two Sanhitās. - [Previous: c5.2031](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2031) - [Next: c5.2033](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2033) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) ## Cites (3) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit - [Sāmavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama) — Sanskrit - [Kṛṣṇayajurvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2032](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.2032) · Pramāṇa