Atharva-Veda Definition

noun
One of the four Vedas, consisting mostly of spells of black and white magic.
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Origin of Atharva-Veda

  • Sanskrit Atharvavedaḥ atharvā priest āter- in Indo-European roots vedaḥ sacred lore, knowledge, Veda weid- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Atharva-Veda Sentence Examples

  • Belief in the power of the nakshatras evidently inspired the invocations of them in the Atharva-Veda.

  • The mantras or sayings composing the Samhita of the Atharva Veda differ from those of the other Vedas by being in the form of spells rather than prayers or hymns, and seem to indicate a stage of religion lower than that of the Rig Veda.

  • It is much to be regretted that the Atharva-Veda, which contains the magical formulae and incantations of the Vedic Indians, is still untranslated, though, by the very nature of its theme, it must contain matter of extreme antiquity and interest.

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