Atharva Veda

noun

Athar·​va Ve·​da ə-ˌtər-və-ˈvā-də sometimes -ˈvē- 

variants or less commonly Atharvaveda or Atharva-Veda

Hinduism

: a collection of Vedic Sanskrit incantations, spells, and hymns compare rig veda , sama veda , yajur veda

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit, veda ("knowledge") of the atharvan (priest who institutes fire worship in the Rig Veda)

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above

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