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Sāmaveda · c. 1200–1000 BCE · Vedic Sanskrit
Traditional: Ṛṣis; largely derived from Rigvedic ṛcas set to melody (traditional)
Scholarly note: High overlap with Ṛgveda text rearranged for musical chant in soma rites.
Codify melodies (sāman) and chants for the udgātṛ priest so soma offerings have prescribed musical form.
Extent · Roughly 1,875 mantras in the Jaiminīya and Kauthuma traditions (counts vary)
Saṃhitā of stobhas and melodic permutations; Āraṇyaka and Chandogya Upaniṣad attached in traditions.