ig ved ic ▁style . ▁The ▁Pan cal as ▁region ▁contributions ▁came ▁from ▁composer - p ri ests ▁Ang iras as ▁and ▁Bh arg avas , ▁whose ▁style ▁was ▁unlike ▁the ▁metric ▁R ig ved ic ▁composition , ▁and ▁their ▁content ▁included ▁forms ▁of ▁medical ▁sor c ery . ▁The ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁ed itions ▁now ▁known ▁are ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁their ▁compos itions . ▁ ▁The ▁core ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁falls ▁within ▁the ▁classical ▁Mant ra ▁period ▁of ▁V edic ▁S ansk rit , ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁mill en ni um ▁BC ▁- ▁younger ▁than ▁the ▁R ig ved a , ▁and ▁roughly ▁contemporary ▁with ▁the ▁Y aj ur ved a ▁mant ras , ▁the ▁R ig ved ic ▁Kh il ani , ▁and ▁the ▁. ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁absolute ▁d ating ▁of ▁any ▁V edic ▁text ▁including ▁the ▁Ath ar v av eda . ▁The ▁d ating ▁for ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁met als ▁and ▁items ▁mentioned ▁there in ; ▁it , ▁for ▁example , ▁mentions ▁iron ▁( as ▁, ▁literally ▁" black ▁metal "), ▁and ▁such ▁mentions ▁have ▁led ▁the ▁sch ol ars ▁to ▁the ▁estimate ▁that ▁the ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁h ym ns ▁were ▁compiled ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁Indian ▁Iron ▁Age , ▁c . ▁ 1 2 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁BC , ▁corresponding ▁to ▁the ▁early ▁Kur u ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Cont ents ▁The ▁Ath ar v