Brahmanas
The Brahmanas are a significant body of prose texts that form an essential part of the Vedic literature, which is the foundation of Hindu religious and philosophical thought. Each of the four Vedas—Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda—has its own Brahmana texts, composed to explain the meanings, uses, and ritual significance of the hymns (mantras) found…