Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 (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; 
[syn: Vedic literature, Veda]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Vedic literature
    n 1: (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 [syn:
         Vedic literature, Veda]