atharva-veda

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atharva-veda - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Veda \Ve"da\ (v[=a]"d[.a]or v[=e]"d[.a]; 277), n. [Skr. v[=e]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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called
  
     Vedic Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more
        settled form called
  
     classical Sanskrit.
        [1913 Webster]

  Atharva-Veda \Atharva-Veda\ n.
     1. (Hinduism) a collection of mantras and formulas.
        [WordNet 1.5]

atharva-veda - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Atharva-Veda
      n 1: a collection of mantras and formulas