The Atharvaveda (atharvaveda, a tatpurusha compound of atharvan, a type of priest, and veda meaning "knowledge") is a sacred text of Hinduism, and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda". According to tradition, the Atharvaveda was mainly composed by two groups of rishis known as the Bhrigus and the Angirasas. Additionally, tradition ascribes parts to other rishis, such as Kausika, Vasistha and Kashyapa. There are two surviving recensions (sakhas), known as Saunakiya (AVS) and Paippalada (AVP).
The Atharvaveda, while undoubtedly belonging to the core Vedic corpus, in some ways represents an independent parallel tradition to that of the Rigveda and Yajurveda.
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