The 4 Vedas

3 Sama Veda
Vishva Dharma ki Jay! (Victory to Universal Dharma!)
In addition to the traditional Sama Veda Samhita hierarchical organization presented here of Books,
Sections, Chapters and Decades, the following overview summarizes the numbering to allow the reader
to search for a particular Mantra.
Sama Veda has 1875 [1800?] Mantras total:
- Poorvarchik - 6 chapters with 650 mantras
- Uttararchik - 21 chapters with 1225 mantras)
Book 1: Purvarchika (59 decades total; 650 mantras [585 mantras?])
Section 1 (10 decades; 96 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-5 (54 Hymns: 10,10,14,10,10)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-5 (42 Hymns: 8,10,8,10,6)
Section 2 (10 decades; 97 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-5 (48 Hymns: 10,8,10,10,10)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-5 (49 Hymns: 10,10,10,10,9)
Section 3 (10 decades; 99 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-5 (49 Hymns: 10,10,9,10,10)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-5 (50 Hymns: 10,10,10,10,10)
Section 4 (10 decades; 98 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-5 (49 Hymns: 10,10,10,9,10)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-5 (49 Hymns: 10,8,10,11,10)
Section 5 (10 decades; 96 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-5 (46 Hymns: 8,10,10,8,10)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-5 (50 Hymns: 10,10,10,10,10)
Section 6 (9 decades; 99 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-5 (58 Hymns: 10,14,12,10,12)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-4 (41 Hymns: 9,12,12,8)
Book 2: Uttararchika (401 decades total; 1225 mantras [1215 mantras?])
Section 1 (45 decades; 124 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-23 (61 Hymns: 3,3,3,3,3, 3,3,3,2,2, 2,3,2,2,3, 2,3,3,3,2, 3,2,3)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-22 (63 Hymns: 3,3,3,3,3, 3,3,3,3,3, 3,3,2,2,3, 3,3,3,3,2, 3,3)
Section 2 (38 decades; 111 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-19 (55 Hymns: 3,3,3,3,3, 3,3,4,3,3, 3,2,2,2,3, 3,3,3,3)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-19 (56 Hymns: 3,3,5,3,3, 3,3,3,3,3, 2,3,2,3,3, 3,2,3,3)
Section 3 (45 decades; 148 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-22 (69 Hymns: 3,3,6,6,3, 3,3,3,3,3, 2,3,3,3,2, 3,2,3,3,3, 3,3)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-23 (79 Hymns: 3,3,7,7,4, 3,3,3,3,3, 3,2,3,3,3, 3,2,3,3,3, 3,3,3)
Section 4 (38 decades; 142 Mantras)
Chapter 1, Decade 1-24 (83 Hymns: 3,3,10,10,4, 3,3,3,3,3, 3,2,3,3,3, 3,3,2,3,3, 3,3,3,1)
Chapter 2, Decade 1-14 (59 Hymns: 12,12,3,3,3, 3,3,2,3,3, 3,3,3,3)
Section 5 (43 decades; 157 Mantras)
Ano Bhadraha Kritavayo Yantu Vishwataha (Let noble thoughts come from every side) – Rg Veda 856