About The Word Veda
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Veda
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What's The Definition Of Veda?
[n] any of the Hindu sacred writing
Synonyms | Synonyms for Veda: Samhita Related Terms | Find terms related to Veda: See Also | Atharva-Veda | religious text | religious writing | Rig-Veda | sacred text | sacred writing | Sama-Veda | Yajur-Veda Veda In Webster's Dictionary \Ve"da\ (?; 277), n. [Skr. v?da, 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.
Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called Vedic
Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more
settled form called classical Sanskrit.
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