Artica - Artica

Japanese: アールチカ - あーるちか
Artica - Artica

…It is said that the Vedas were once divided into a thousand schools, but three schools remain as documents today. The collection, the Samhita, is divided into the ārcika, which contains only the lyrics of the hymns, and the gāna, which shows the melody with special symbols and the length and repetition of syllables that occur when singing. Most of the lyrics of the hymns themselves are taken from the Rig-Veda, and there are very few original ones. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Artika" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…このベーダはかつて一千派に分かれていたと伝えられるが,現在は3派のものが文献として残っている。本集〈サンヒター〉は,賛歌の歌詞のみを収録した〈アールチカārcika〉と,特殊な符号で旋律を示し,かつ歌唱に際しておこる音節の長短,反復などを示した〈ガーナgāna〉とに分かれる。賛歌の歌詞そのものは《リグ・ベーダ》から採録したものがほとんどで,独自のものはきわめて少ない。…

※「アールチカ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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