Question

Which of the following is the earliest text containing the shlokas that were put to music?
1. Sama Veda
2. Sangeet Ratnakar
3. Meghaduta
4. Kamasutra

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Sama Veda

The correct answer is Sama Veda.

• Samved is considered to be Vedas of chants and melodies.

• Saman means song and Veda means knowledge.
• Out of the four Vedas, Samaveda is the one that contains music it.
• It is considered as the storehouse of knowledge of chants.
• It contains melodies and is believed to be the oldest existing one.
• It consists of 1549 verses of which 75 verses have been adapted from Rig Veda. 

• Sangeet Ratnakar is also an important musical text written in Sanskrit but it is not older than Samved.