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Vedas definition

Vedas are the primary religious texts of Sanatana Dharma also called Hinduism. Veda literally means knowledge. Vedas contain both spiritual and scientific knowledge. They are divided into four parts - Rigveda, Yajurveda, Sama Veda, and Atharva Veda.

What does suta mean?

Suta literally means, sutyam bhavaha ( सूत्यां भवः ), that which originated from the suti, place where soma juice is extracted during yajna. It is a sankara-varna in which the mother is a Brahmin and the father is a Kshatriya,