▁of ▁H indu ▁philosophy . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁M und aka ▁Up an ish ad , ▁the ▁Mand uk ya ▁Up an ish ad ▁and ▁the ▁Pr ash na ▁Up an ish ad . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁and ▁nom en cl ature ▁The ▁V eda ▁may ▁be ▁named , ▁states ▁Mon ier ▁Williams , ▁after ▁the ▁myth ical ▁priest ▁named ▁Ath ar van ▁ ▁who ▁was ▁first ▁to ▁develop ▁pray ers ▁to ▁fire , ▁offer ▁S oma , ▁and ▁who ▁composed ▁" form ulas ▁and ▁sp ells ▁intended ▁to ▁counter act ▁dise ases ▁and ▁cal am ities ". ▁Mon ier ▁Williams ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁now ▁ob sole te ▁term ▁for ▁fire ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁Ath ar . ▁The ▁name ▁Ath ar v av eda , ▁states ▁Laur ie ▁Pat ton , ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁text ▁being ▁" V eda ▁of ▁the ▁Ath ar v ā ṇ as ". ▁ ▁The ▁oldest ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁text , ▁according ▁to ▁its ▁own ▁verse ▁ 1 0 . 7 . 2 0 , ▁was ▁Ath ar v ang iras ah , ▁a ▁comp ound ▁of ▁" A th ar van " ▁and ▁" Ang iras ", ▁both ▁V edic ▁sch ol ars . ▁Each ▁school ▁called ▁the ▁text ▁after ▁itself , ▁such ▁as ▁Sa un aki ya ▁Sam h ita , ▁meaning ▁the ▁" comp iled ▁text ▁of ▁Sa un aki ya ". ▁The ▁" A th ar van " ▁and ▁" Ang iras " ▁names , ▁states ▁Maurice ▁Blo om field , ▁imply ▁different