knowledge – early Hindu scripture.
(Sanskrit: "knowledge") The corpus of Hindu scriptures.
(Skt) "Knowledge," oldest, most sacred collection of Hindu scriptures: Rig-veda, Sama-veda, Yajur-veda, and Atharva-veda, each containing 4 divisions of text -- Samhita, Brahmana, Aranyaka, and Upanishad.
or vedas - Veda means knowledge and the four vedas are basic scriptures of sanatana dharma which all yogis refer to as the ultimate scriptural authority.
(VEE da) The Vedas are a Hindu collection of ancient hymns and chants recited orally in verse. Each Veda has an associated literature called Brahmanas (rituals) and Upanishads (explorations of deeper understandings of the universe). Veda can also mean more generally the wisdom and authority of the whole Hindu tradition.
from the root 'vid', to know; that body of sacred knowledge which constitutes the basis of the first period of the Hindu religion. Major texts are the Rig, Yajur and Sama Vedas.
Means "knowledge." The four ancient books-known as the Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda-record Indo-Aryan beliefs and ritual practices from about 1500-500 BCE.
(from the Sanskrit root "vid," to know) means the knowledge which contains the evidence of its truth within itself. The Vedas are made up of four principle books as Rg, Yajus, Sama, and Atharva. The Rg Veda contains prayers and hymns to the elemental deities ("rig" means "to laud"). The Yajus ("yaj," "to sacrifice") contains sacrifices and prayers adapted for certain rites. The Sama-Veda contains songs of lyrical character to be recited with melody. The Atharva-Veda consists of various hymns and incantations. The Atharva-Veda is considered to not be an Aryan Scripture, but one that was added to the Vedas later on.
Knowledge. Specifically refers to the four Vedas, through any teaching which is consistent with the conclusions of these scriptures is also accepted as Vedic.
The original Hindu religious scripture
Means, “knowledge.” The Vedas are the most ancient scriptures of India, preserved through oral and written tradition for 5000 years. There are four Vedas: Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva.
Any of four ancient sacred books of Hinduism, consisting of psalms, chants, sacred formulas, etc.
(ve·da) Hindu sacred text: any or all of the collections of Aryan hymns, originally transmitted orally but written down in sacred books from the 6th century b.c.
(Skt. Divine knowledge). The most sacred of the Hindu scriptures, some dating back to 1,000 or 2,000 years B.C., before the Aryans left their original homes beyond the Himalayas. As they were orally revealed by Brahma to the ancient Rishis, they are known as Sruti, 'what is heard.' There are four Samhitas or collections: (1) Rig, the Veda of praise; (2) Yajur, the Veda of prayer and sacrificial formulae; (3) Sam, the Veda of tunes and chants; and (4) Atharva, the Veda of the Atharvans, the officiating priests at the sacrifices.
Sanskrit word 'vid' means 'to know'. Books of knowledge - books of authority in Hinduism. Four parts (rig,ved;yajur ved, atharva ved)
Sanskrit, "knowledge" -- a collection of four ancient, sacred books of Hinduism, consisting of psalms, chants, sacred formulas, and scripture, including the Rig-Veda and Bhagavad-Gita. Vedanta is a system of Hindu monistic or pantheistic philosophy based on the Vedas. Vedic is the Old Indic language of the Vedas, an early form of Sanskrit.
(“Knowledge”) — the body of sacred wisdom found in the four Vedic hymnodies that form the source of Hinduism: Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda; also the collective name for these hymnodies; cf. Vedanta
Sanskrit word meaning "wisdom" or "truth". There are four Vedas which represent the four elements of Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water.
'knowledge', but used more generally to refer to the Veda - authoritative scriptures believed by Hindus to have been revealed originally to ancient seers
A scripture of the Hindus.
The most ancient of the Hindu scriptures.
True or sacred knowledge or lore; name of celebrated works which constitute the basis of the first period of the Hindu religion.