Vedic, a. and n.
(ˈveɪdɪk)
[f. Ved-a + -ic.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to, contained or mentioned in, contemporary with, the Vedas. B. n. The language of the Vedas, an early form of Sanskrit.
| 1848 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Adv. Sci. 1847 321 It may be observed that in the Vedic hymns..some dialectic differences and many grammatical discrepancies occur. 1853 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. III. 297 In many of the points in which Vedic and Sanskrit disagree, the former strikingly approaches its next neighbors to the westward, the language of the Avesta [etc.]. 1859 Max Müller Anc. Sanskrit Lit. 10 The sacred literature of the Vedic age. Ibid. 11 The..publication of all Vedic texts and commentaries. 1864 Pusey Lect. Daniel ix. 558 The old Vedic worship was a libation to the god of fire. 1873 Whitney Oriental & Ling. Stud. 1 A general view of the whole body of Vedic literature. 1884 American VIII. 90 There are still orthodox Brahmans, who..maintain old Vedic sacrifices. 1890 Schrumpf First Aryan Reader p. xi, Specimen B ought to have preceded specimen A, as Vedic is older than Sanskrit. |