Natyashastra
जग्राह पाठ्यमृग्वेदात्सामभ्यो गीतमेव च । यजुर्वेदादभिनयान् रसानाथर्वणादपि ॥ १७॥
He took the recitative from the Ṛgveda, the song from the Sāma Veda, the Histrionic Representation (abhinaya) from the Yajurveda, and Sentiments (rasa) from the Atharvaveda.
english translation
jagrAha pAThyamRgvedAtsAmabhyo gItameva ca । yajurvedAdabhinayAn rasAnAtharvaNAdapi ॥ 17॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript