Atharva-Veda

American  

[uh-tahr-vuh-vey-duh, -vee-duh] / əˈtɑr vəˈveɪ də, -ˈvi də /

noun

Hinduism.

1. one of the Samhitas, a collection of mantras and formulas, some showing pre-Vedic influence.

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Atharva-Veda British  

/ əˈtɑːvəˈveɪdə /

noun

1. Hinduism the fourth and latest Veda, largely consisting of priestly spells and incantations

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Example Sentences

I will no longer study Yoga-Veda, Atharva-Veda, or asceticism, or any other teachings.

From Literature

Moreover, the purely ritual texts, which stand to the hymns in the same relation that the Atharva-Veda stands to the Ṛig-Veda, have as yet been but little examined.

From Project Gutenberg

Noteworthy is also the use of the for unity in the Śāradā characters of the Kashmirian Atharva-Veda, the writing being at least 400 years old.

From Project Gutenberg

That the meaning of sîlamâvatî was forgotten at an early time we see by the Atharva-Veda III.

From Project Gutenberg

The Zend-Avesta or sacred book of the Pārsis does not mention the fire priests under the name of Magi, but calls them Athravan, the same word as the Sanskrit Atharva-Veda.

From Project Gutenberg