R.gvedic texts Sa ̄mavedic texts Linguistic Period
R.gveda Sam.hita ̄1.R.gvedic
(S ́a ̄kala) RV
(Ba ̄s.kala, Ma ̄n.d.ukeya
Sam.hita ̄ lost)
Sa ̄ maveda Sam.hita ̄ 2. Mantra language
RVKh SV(K) = SV(R) SVJ (Mantras only
not expository
R.gveda Khila ̄ ni Kauthuma Ra ̄n.a ̄yanı ̄ya Jaiminı ̄ya prose)
(S ́a ̄kha unclear S ́a ̄kha S ́a ̄kha S ́a ̄kha
perhaps Ma ̄n.d..)
- YV Sam.hita ̄ prose
(prose only)
AB KB PB JB 4. Bra ̄ hman.a lang.
Aitareya- Kaus.ı ̄taki- Pañcavim.s ́a-Br. Jaiminı ̄ya-Br. (older and
Bra ̄ hman.aBr. (=Ta ̄n.d.ya-Br., later stages)
1–5 old Maha ̄-Br.) (1.1–65 late; 2–3 earlier)
6–8 late S.B
S.ad.vim.s ́a-Br.
(=Ta ̄n.d.ya Br.26)
Sa ̄ mavidha ̄ na-Br.
AA ̄ KA ̄ ChU JUB
Aitareya Kaus.ı ̄taki-A ̄r. Cha ̄ ndogya-Up. Jaiminı ̄ya- Upanis.ad
-A ̄ran.yaka A ̄r. B r a ̄ hman.a
contains: contains: contains:
Ait.Up. Kaus..Up.
Aitareya- Kaus..Up.
Upanis.ad Kena-Up.
SU ̄TRAS: Mas ́aka-Kalpa Su ̄tra(A ̄rs.eyakalpa) 5. Su ̄ tra language
Ks.udra Su ̄tra
AS ́SS ́S ́SLS ́SDS ́SJS ́S
A ̄s ́vala ̄ yana- S ́a ̄ nkha ̄ yana- La ̄t.ya ̄ yana- Dra ̄hya ̄ yana- Jaiminı ̄ya-
S ́rautrasu ̄tra S ́r. S. S ́r. S. S ́r. S. S ́r. S.
AGS Kaus.GS GGS/KauthGS/DGS/Kha ̄dGS JGS
A ̄s ́v. Kaus ́ Gobhila- Kauthuma- Jaim.GS
Gr.hyasu ̄tra S ́a ̄ mbavya Dra ̄hya ̄ yana- Kha ̄ dira-GS
GS
Va ̄sDhS GautDhS
Va ̄ sis.t.ha Gautama
Dharmasu ̄ tra DhS.
(various late, Su ̄tra-like “Bra ̄hman.as”:
(A ̄rs.eya-, Devata ̄dhya ̄ ya-, (Upanis.ad-=Mantra-),
(Sam.hitopanis.ad-, Vam.s ́a-Bra ̄ hman.a;
(further Su ̄tras: Kalpanupa ̄ da-, Upagrantha-,
(Anupada-, Nida ̄ na-, Upanida ̄ na-, Pañcavidha ̄-Su ̄tra,
(R.ktantra, Sa ̄ mavedatantra, Ma ̄tra ̄ laks.an.a-S.,
(Stobha ̄ nusam.ha ̄ ra, Ga ̄ yatrı ̄vidha ̄ na-S., Pus.pa-S.)
Various Paris ́is.t.a 6. Post-vedic: Epic