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Webster 1913 Edition

Veda

Ve′da

(vā′dȧor vē′dȧ; 277)
,
Noun.
[Skr.
vēda
, 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.
☞ The language of the Vedas is usually called
Vedic Sanskrit
, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called
classical Sanskrit
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Veda

VEDA

,
Noun.
vedaw'. The name of the collective body of the Hindoo sacred writings. These are divided into four parts or vedas. the word is sometimes written vedam.

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