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Veda : (noun)
1: (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most
ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early
Sanskrit; traditionallly believed to comprise the
Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the
Upanishads [syn: Vedic literature, Veda]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Veda : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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