veda

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun (from the Sanskrit word for `knowledge') any of the most ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in early Sanskrit; traditionally believed to comprise the Samhitas, the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads

The Vedas are thy Sanskáras. — The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse, Valmiki
Soundest below the Sanscrit and the Vedas? — Leaves of Grass, Walt Whitman
"Sacrifices of various sorts are laid down in the Vedas. — India, Its Life and Thought, John P. (John Peter) Jones

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