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veda

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun veda has 1 sense

veda(n = noun.communication) vedic literature - (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads; Array

is a kind of religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing

has particulars: samhita, brahmana, aranyaka, vedanga

Derived form noun vedist₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

veda, n. [Skr. v, properly, knowledge, from vid to know. See Wit.].

The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature. [1913 Webster]
" The language of the Vedas is usually called Vedic Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called classical Sanskrit." [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

veda, n. (in sing. or pl.) the most ancient Hindu scriptures, esp. four collections called Rig-Veda, Sama-Veda, Yajur-Veda, and Atharva-Veda.

Etymology

Skr. veda, lit. (sacred) knowledge

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