[1] Veda: a body of knowledge text written in Sanskrit. Vedas are presented as a series of Mandalas. Mandala: a single mandala is a set (a book) of suktas (hymns) Suktam: The sukta (hymn) in turn consist of individual sloka’s (verses) /** Question - is a sukta also a mantra - or vice versa, are mantra, shlokas, stutis also suktas ? **/ Shloka: A pair of successive lines of verse, typically rhyming and of the same length. Most Hindu scriptures are written in forms of sloka’s. Mahabharata, Ramayana & Upanishads e.t.c Mantra : is a sacred utterance, a syllable or group of words believed to have psychological and spiritual powers. Mantras are generally structured to generate certain specific sound waves while chanting that resonate with the energies of the universe. Hence they are considered as powerful Stuti: Any prayer offered to god, it can be done by reciting mantra, suktam, stotra, aarti’s, bhajan e.t.c Strotra: They are the hymns written to praise the god. Suktam & Stotra both have same purpose to pray to god – Venkatesh Suprabhatam Sutra: is a code that expresses the essence of all knowledge in a minimum of words. It must be universally applicable and faultless in its linguistic presentation Aarti : prayer, tribute or hope – a binding to someone of higher powers Bhajan : a devotional song, free form, usually sung in group event, particularly in Vaishnavism, in Jainism. bhaj, means "divide, share, partake, participate, to belong to".The word also connotes "attachment, devotion to, fondness for, homage, faith or love, worship, piety to something as a spiritual, religious principle or means of salvation". In Hinduism, Bhajan and its Bhakti analog Kirtan, have roots in the ancient metric and musical traditions of the Vedic era, particularly the Samaveda. The Samaveda samhita is not meant to be read as a text, it is like a musical score sheet that must be heard Bhakti: devotional worship directed to one deity, usually Vishnu or Shiva by whose grace salvation may be attained chaupai (चौपाई) is a quatrain verse of Indian poetry, especially medieval Hindi poetry, that uses a metre of four syllables. Famous chaupais include those of poet-saint Tulsidas (used in his classical text Ramcharitamanas and poem Hanuman Chalisa Doha (Hindi: दोहा) is a form of self-contained rhyming couplet in poetrycomposed in Mātrika metre. This genre of poetry first became common in Apabhraṃśa and was commonly used in Hindi poetry. Among the most famous dohas are those of Sarahpa, Kabir, Rahim, Tulsidas, Surdas A doha is a couplet consisting of two lines, each of 24 instants (Matras). The rules for distinguishing light and heavy syllables is slightly different from Sanskrit. Each line has 13 instants in first part and 11 instants in the second. The first and third quarters of doha have 13 instants which must parse as 6-4-3. Chhand is a quatrain used in the poetic traditions of North India and Pakistan In the culture of the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, it is customary for chhands to be recited at ceremonial occasions such as weddings, where they are used by grooms to praise their in-laws. Formerly, the form was extensively employed by court bards to praise royal personages.