The Atharvaveda (Sanskrit: अथर्ववेद,, a tatpurusha compound of [[atharvan|]], an ancient Rishi, 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 Atharvans and the Angirasas, hence its oldest name is . In the Late Vedic Gopatha Brahmana, it's attributed to the Bhrigus and… (More on Atharvaveda)