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."
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