The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2101 page)

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Sa
hit
(Skt., ‘joined’, ‘collected’). The collected arrangements of hymns, chants, etc., constituting the
Vedas
, and thus the basis of Hindu scripture. In origin, the term referred to the connected and continuous style of recitation, and was then applied to the collections of the hymns and chants thus recited.
a
kara
(Indian religious philosopher):
see
A
KARA
.
Sa
kar
ana
(manifest power of Vi
u):

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