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The Atharva Veda does not discuss the ideal of ____?
a. Karma
b. Jnana
c. Upasna
d. Moksha

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 Moksha, also known as Vimoksha, Vimukta and Mukti, is a term in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Sikhism, which refers to various forms of liberation, enlightenment, liberation and liberation. In its soteriological and ecological senses, it refers to the cycle of freedom, death and rebirth from saasra. In its epistemological and psychological senses, salvation means liberation from ignorance: self-realization, self-realization and self-knowledge.

Complete solution:
The Atharvaveda is "the process of everyday life" is the knowledge repository of the Atharvams. The text is the fourth Veda, but is late in the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism.

The Atharvaveda is composed in Vedic Sanskrit and is a collection of 730 hymns with approximately 6,000 mantras, divided into 20 books. A sixth scripture of the Atharvaveda mentions verses from the Rigveda, and excluding books 15 and 16, the text is in verse form to deploy a variety of Vedic matters. Two different texts of the text - Pippalada and unaunakīya - have survived in modern times. [the] reliable manuscripts of the Pappalada edition are believed to have been lost, but in 1957 a well-preserved version was discovered in Odisha among a collection of palm-leaf manuscripts.

The Atharvaveda is sometimes called the "Veda of Magical Sutras" an epic declared incorrect by other scholars. Unlike the 'hierarchical religion' of the other three Vedas, the Atharvaveda is said to represent a 'popular religion', which includes formulas not only for magic, but in learning (initiation), marriage, and funerals. Daily rituals for initiation are also included. The royal rituals and duties of court priests are also included in the Atharvaveda.

The Atharvaveda was probably compiled as a Veda with Samaveda and Yajur Veda, or about 1200 BCE - 1000 BCE. Along with the Samhita layer of the text, the Atharvaveda includes a Brahmin text and the last layer of the text which contains philosophical speculation. The later layer of the Atharvaveda text consists of three primary Upanishads, which are influential for various schools of Hindu philosophy. These include Mundaka Upanishad, Mandukya Upanishad and Prana Upanishad.


Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
 Ayurveda has its roots — a traditional medicine and health care practice in India — in the Hindu texts of Dominic Vujstak, Karka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita, which both claim their allegiance and inspiration to the Vedas, especially the Atharvaveda. Khare and Katiyar said that the Indian tradition links Ayurveda directly to the Atharvaveda.