Hindu scripture

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Hindu texts
Śruti
  • Vedas
    • Rig Veda
    • Sama Veda
    • Yajur Veda
    • Atharva Veda
  • Brahmanas
  • Aranyakas
  • Upanishads

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Hindu scriptures mean a number of books and other texts, which say about Hinduism and Hindu mythology. They are sacred literature for Hindus. Important Hindu scriptures include the following:

Two epics, namely, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are also important Hindu scriptures.

All above sacred literature or scriptures are written in Sanskrit language.

Beside the above, there are several other sacred literature of Hindus. Many of them are written in other languages of India like Tamil and Hindi.

In other languages