Theme: Shakhas (branches or recension) of Vedas.
#DharmaQuiz 1776: Sama Veda was supposedly having 1000 shakhas or branches. Now only 2 or 3 remain. Name any one remaining shakha. Ans: Jaiminiya/Talavakara, Ranayaniya and Kauthuma
#DharmaQuiz 1777: Out of 50 Shakhas of Atharva Veda only a couple remain today. Shaunkiya is one. Is this found north of Narmada or south? Ans: Mostly North.
#DharmaQuiz 1778: The Taittiriya shakha is one of the remaining from 109 original shakhas.
Of which Veda? Ans: Yajur Veda
#DharmaQuiz 1779: Out of 21 shakhas of Rig Veda originally, only one particular recension or shakha is well preserved (1028 hymns). Name it. Ans: Shakalya mostly. Some say Bashkala also.
{Final,Open till 10.30PM} #DharmaQuiz 1780: Out of the original 1,00,000+ verses of four Vedas, approximately how many are existing today? Ans: 20,023 (some say 20,379)
Answers to session 288:
#DharmaQuiz 1776: Sama Veda was supposedly having 1000 shakhas or branches. Now only 2 or 3 remain. Name any one remaining shakha. Ans: Jaiminiya/Talavakara, Ranayaniya and Kauthuma
#DharmaQuiz 1777: Out of 50 Shakhas of Atharva Veda only a couple remain today. Shaunkiya is one. Is this found north of Narmada or south? Ans: Mostly North.
#DharmaQuiz 1778: The Taittiriya shakha is one of the remaining from 109 original shakhas.
Of which Veda? Ans: Yajur Veda
#DharmaQuiz 1779: Out of 21 shakhas of Rig Veda originally, only one particular recension or shakha is well preserved (1028 hymns). Name it. Ans: Shakalya mostly. Some say Bashkala also.
{Final,Open till 10.30PM} #DharmaQuiz 1780: Out of the original 1,00,000+ verses of four Vedas, approximately how many are existing today? Ans: 20,023 (some say 20,379)
Answers to session 288:
- @meenabg : 5
- @PrateekBahl : 4
- @durgaramdas : 4
- @chandrasuren : 3
- @JagannathAjnabi : 2
- @SriAiyerRS : 1
- @praddie : 1
- @AmerPadma : 1
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