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Veda   /vˈeɪdə/   Listen
Veda

noun
1.
(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.  Synonym: Vedic literature.



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"Veda" Quotes from Famous Books



... starting-point was the sensuous perception of the physical qualities of fire. The Idea and the will immanent in these qualities gradually raised men's thoughts from the material to the spiritual, until the Eastern world attained to what Max Mueller calls "a precious line from the Veda"—"He who above the gods was the One God"—composed at least one thousand years before the Christian era. It was not the result of a supernatural revelation, but a natural outcome of man's thoughts guided and moulded by impressions of outward phenomena. That is to say, as Max Mueller ...
— Nature Mysticism • J. Edward Mercer



Words linked to "Veda" :   Vedist, Samhita, Sanskrit, Hindooism, Hinduism, Brahmana, sacred writing, Sanskritic language, Aranyaka, sacred text, religious text, religious writing



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