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manuals devoted to the precise and consistent pronunciation of words. These works were critical to the preservation of the Vedic texts, as well as the accurate ritual recitations and analyses of the
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The name of the pratisakhya belonging to Sama Veda is Rk Tantra. Most of the mantras in Sama Veda are either from the Rk Veda or adapted from it, though sung differently. Hence the name Rk Tantra.
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The Rg-vedapratisakhya with the Commentary of Uvata. Volume iii: English Translation of the Text, Additional Notes, Several Appendices and Indices
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evolved and were revised over time by the respective school to their regional preferences. The few manuscripts of the
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that have survived into the modern era are likely from the 500 to 150 BCE period. The phonetic aspects of
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translation done by M. Regnier is also available, as is an English translation by Mangal Deva Shastri.
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The Tattirīya-Prātiśākhya: With its Commentary the Tribhāshyaratna: Text, Translation and Notes
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have survived into the modern age, and, according to Hartmut Scharfe, all except one (
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is closest to those found in the classic Sanskrit grammar work of Pāṇini.
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There are two treatises dealing with phonetic and related aspects of the
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One of the Pratisakhyas treats of the phonetic aspects of the
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Index

Pratisakhya

a series
Hindu scriptures and texts

Shruti
Smriti
List
Vedas
Rigveda
Samaveda
Yajurveda
Atharvaveda
Samhita
Brahmana
Aranyaka
Upanishads
Upanishads
Aitareya
Kaushitaki
Chandogya
Kena
Brihadaranyaka
Isha
Taittiriya
Katha
Shvetashvatara
Maitri
Mundaka
Mandukya

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