1, Veda: the meaning of knowledge and learning. * * * is divided into four parts, Rigveda, Ramaveda, Yeruveda and Ajavaveda. It was written in the Vedic period of India, using a language older than Indian Sanskrit, and was created by the Indian people collectively. Among them, Rigveda is the earliest, which was completed from 1400 BC to 1000 BC. Before China's The Book of Songs and Homer's epic in the city-state. So India is the country with the longest history of poetry in the world.
2. It is suggested to look at the comparison of Indian poetics in China (remainder).