The Rig Veda is the earliest collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is considered the oldest extant text in any Indo-European language.
The oldest Veda was
Asked in WBCS Main Paper 3 2022 · Topic: Vedic Age (Sources of the Vedic Age (Vedas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Upanishads))
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