Atharvaveda

English

Alternative forms

• Atharva Veda, Atharvana Veda

Etymology

From Sanskrit अथर्ववेद (atharva-véda), from अथर्वन् (átharvan, “a type of priest”) and वेद (veda, “knowledge”).

Proper noun

Atharvaveda

1. A sacred text of Hinduism, and one of the four Vedas, often called the "fourth Veda".