Divisions of the Sama-veda; of the Atharva-veda - Verse 28
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 6.28
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Sanskrit Original
आयुर्वेदो धनुर्वेदो गान्धर्वश चैव ते त्रयः अर्थशास्त्रं चतुर्थं तु विद्या ह्य अष्टादशैव ताः ।।
āyurvedo dhanurvedo gāndharvaś caiva te trayaḥ arthaśāstraṃ caturthaṃ tu vidyā hy aṣṭādaśaiva tāḥ ||
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The three are the Āyurveda, Dhanurveda, and Gandharvaveda; the fourth is the Arthaśāstra, thus there are indeed eighteen branches of knowledge.