n. pl. (Ethnol.) A primitive people of Ceylon.
n. [ Skr. vēda, properly, knowledge, from vid to know. See Wit. ] The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called
☞ The language of the Vedas is usually called
Vedic Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called
classical Sanskrit. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Skr. Vēdanta. ] A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the “Anta, ” or end or substance. Balfour (Cyc. of India.) [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the Vedas. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One versed in the doctrines of the Vedantas. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Skr. vēda, properly, knowledge, from vid to know. See Wit. ] The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called
☞ The language of the Vedas is usually called
Vedic Sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more settled form called
classical Sanskrit. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Skr. Vēdanta. ] A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the “Anta, ” or end or substance. Balfour (Cyc. of India.) [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of or pertaining to the Vedas. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One versed in the doctrines of the Vedantas. [ 1913 Webster ]