How many are the Vedas? Name them. Give details in brief of each.


The Vedas are an assemblage of hymns and other ancient religious texts written between 1500 and 1000 BCE in India. Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda are the four groups.
Rigveda: A collection of 1,028 Vedic Sanskrit hymns and 10,600 verses divided into ten books.
Yajurveda: It is composed of archaic prose mantras as well as verses borrowed from the Rig-Veda.
Samveda: It is also known as the “Veda of Chants” or “Knowledge of Melodies.” The name of this Veda is derived from the Sanskrit word saman, which means a metrical hymn or praise song.
Atharvaveda: It contains first-rate poetry written by visionary poets, with much of it extolling the curative powers of herbs and waters.

Final Answer:

Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvaveda are the four Vedas.