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What does Veda mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Veda? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. (Hinduism) A large body of texts originating in Ancient India. They form the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest sacred texts of Hinduism.
Name
  1. A female given name of Sanskrit origin.
    1. (meaning, history) Wisdom and knowledge.
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In the Chandogya Upanishad, the Puranas and the Mahabharata, generally known as histories, are mentioned as the fifth Veda.
There is absolutely no reference about this Veda in the Chandogya Upanishad or in the Brahmana texts or in the Jatakas or in the Bhagavad Gita.
Soma is much praised in the g Veda, in which is told the myth of the discovery of the soma plant in Heaven.
Veda begins to show a more-than daughterly interest in Beragon herself and an affair begins that Mildred soon becomes aware of.
All of our Veda mantras, Agamas, Puranas and Smritis would have been forgotten but for the painstaking memorizations by generations of priests.
The Upanishads, a set of deeply philosophical works comprising the final portion of the Veda, place great emphasis on Sun worship.

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