[Sanskrit]

veda

knowledge; knowledge of the Divine; the book of knowledge; [especially, Veda: a generic name for the most ancient Indian sacred literature, i.e. the Rg-veda, Yajur-veda, Sama-veda and Atharva-veda, each of these being divided into two portions, mantra and brahmana; the term "Veda" is generally reserved for the mantras or metrical hymns, especially those of the Rg-veda].