| English noun: Vedic literature | |||
| 1. | Vedic literature (communication) (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 | ||
| Synonyms | Veda | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing | ||
| Instance hyponym | Aranyaka, Brahmana, Samhita, Vedanga | ||
| Domain category | Hindooism, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Sanskritic language | ||