Shaunakiya

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Shaunakiya is one of the principal traditional recensions (śākhās) of the Atharvaveda, preserving a distinct textual and ritual lineage within Vedic literature.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shaunaka shakha 1
Shaunakiya canonical 1

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Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Atharvaveda shakha
Vedic recension
Vedic school
associatedWith Vedic ritual specialists
followsTraditionOf Śaunaka
hasAlternativeName Shaunaka shakha
linked to: Shaunakiya

Śaunaka śākhā
hasCanonicalRole basis of most printed editions of the Atharvaveda
hasCanonicalText Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Samhita
hasCategory Vedic school of the Atharvaveda
hasComponent Shaunakiya Atharvaveda Saṃhitā
Shaunakiya Brāhmaṇa (attributed)
Shaunakiya Gṛhyasūtra (attributed)
linked to: Grihyasutras

Shaunakiya Kalpasūtra (attributed)
hasGenre Vedic liturgical text
hasLanguage Vedic Sanskrit
hasLiteraryCategory Vedic literature
hasRegionOfTransmission Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
hasReligiousTradition Hinduism
hasRitualFocus Atharvavedic rites
hasScript various Brahmi-derived scripts (in manuscript tradition)
hasScripturalCategory Śruti
hasStatus major surviving Atharvaveda tradition
hasSubject hymns, spells, and rituals of the Atharvaveda
hasTextualLineage Śaunaka tradition
isContrastedWith Paippalada shakha
linked to: Paippalada
isPrincipalShakhaOf Atharvaveda
partOf Atharvaveda
preserves distinct ritual tradition of the Atharvaveda
distinct textual tradition of the Atharvaveda
timePeriod Vedic period (composition and formation)
linked to: Vedic period
transmissionMode oral tradition

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atharvaveda traditionalRecension Shaunakiya
Shaunakiya hasAlternativeName Shaunaka shakha
linked to: Shaunakiya