sam·hit·a 
(sŭmhĭt-ə)
(sŭmhĭt-ə)n.
Any of the collections of sacred hymns constituting the metrical portions of the Vedas.
[Sanskrit saṃhitā, collection, from feminine past participle of samdadhāti, he puts together, collects : sam, together; see sem-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + dadhāti, he puts; see dhē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]