Veda /(vā"dȧ [or] vē"dȧ; 277)/

Ve·da

Veda

n.
  1. The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that literature.