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Which of the following is not part of the Vedic literature ?

Vedic (Shruti) literature comprises the four Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads; the Bhagavad Gita is a part of the Mahabharata (Bhishma Parva), which belongs to…

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Which of the following is not part of the Vedic literature ?

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Vedic (Shruti) literature comprises the four Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads; the Bhagavad Gita is a part of the Mahabharata (Bhishma Parva), which belongs to post-Vedic Smriti/Itihasa literature.

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