[Solved] Match Vedas with Brahmanas | Aitareya to Shatpatha

Match list-I (Veda) with list-II (Brahmana) and select the correct answer:
List-I (Veda) List-II (Brahmana)
A. Rig Veda 1. Gopatha
B. Samaveda 2. Shatpatha
C. Atharvaveda 3. Aitareya
D. Yajurveda 4. Panchvisha

[RAS/RTS Prelims 2013]

Brahmanas are prose texts that explain the hymns of the Vedas, provide instructions for rituals, and offer philosophical interpretations.

Rig Veda has Aitareya and Kaushitaki. Samaveda has Panchavimsha. Atharvaveda has Gopatha. Yajurveda has Shatapatha (White) and Taittiriya (Black).

A-3 (Rig Veda - Aitareya): Focused on Soma sacrifice and royal consecration.

B-4 (Samaveda - Panchvisha): Known as the 'Great Brahmana', it deals with chants and their effects.

C-1 (Atharvaveda - Gopatha): The only extant Brahmana of the Atharvaveda.

D-2 (Yajurveda - Shatpatha): The largest and most influential Brahmana, credited to Rishi Yajnavalkya.

Conceptual Deep Dive & Logic

"Which Brahmana contains the famous legend of Videgha Madhava?"

The Shatapatha Brahmana of the Yajurveda contains the account of Videgha Madhava's eastward migration.

"The Brahmanas bridge the gap between the poetic hymns of the Vedas and the deep philosophical inquiries of the Upanishads."

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