In the structural categorization of the ancient Rigveda Samhita corpus, what are the Nivids, which are of immense importance to historical linguists?

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The Nivids are archaic prose formulas inserted into certain hymns of the Rigveda during rituals to invoke specific gods. They contain ancient vocabulary and lack the poetic meter of the standard verses, serving as the earliest material indicators of the transition from poetry to functional prose in Indo-Aryan linguistics.

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