With reference to Ancient texts consider the following statements 1 The Brahmanas are the law texts ...........

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With reference to Ancient texts, consider the following statements.

1. The Brahmanas are the law texts under Manusmriti that helped establish the predominance of Brahmana community.

2. Upanishads are treatises relating to prayer and sacrificial ceremony.

3. Aranyakas are called forest books and they deal with mysticism.

4. Yajurveda deals with music, chanting and medicine.

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Explanation:

Besides the Vedas, there are other sacred works like the Brahmana, the Upanishads,the Aranyakas and the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata.The Brahmanas are the treatises relating to prayer and sacrificial ceremony.The Upanishads are philosophical texts dealing with topic like the soul, the absolute, the origin of the world and the mysteries of nature.The Aranyakas are called forest books and they deal with mysticism, rites, rituals and sacrifices.Yajurveda is a compilation of ritual offering formulas that were said by a priest while an individual performed ritual actions such as those before the yajna fire.