# वेदस् (vedas)

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वेदस् (vedas) is a Sanskrit word meaning knowledge or science, property, wealth, the Vedas collectively, acquisition or wealth, wealth or gain, property or wealth. Its 14 recorded definitions are grouped into 3 contexts, among them Knowledge or Science, The Vedas (sacred texts), Wealth, Property, or Gain.

- **Roots:** 1. विद् (1. vid), 2. विद् (2. vid)
- **Etymology:** E. विद to know, असुन् aff — E. vida to know, asun aff
- **SLP1:** `vedas`  **IAST:** vedas  **Devanagari:** वेदस्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas
- **Declensions:** 72 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/vedas/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Knowledge or Science (5 definitions)
- Knowledge or science  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H2) [Printed book page 1016,3] 1. वेदस् (vedas) n. (for 2. See p. 1017, col. 3) knowledge, science, RV. ( cf. केत - (keta-), जात - (jāta-), विश्व - व् (viśva-v) ° (°) ). [ ID=205936 ]
- 1. Knowledge. 2. Property or wealth.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वेदस् (vedas) [Printed book page 298-3 ] वेदस् (vedas) véd-as, n. 〈1.〉 knowledge ( RV. ); 〈2.〉 (gettings), property, wealth ( V. ). [ ID=17036 ]
- knowledge  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वेदस् (vedas) [Printed book page 522 ] 1 वेदस् (vedas) n. knowledge. [ ID=30965 ]
- knowledge  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > वेदस् (vedas) [Printed book page 252-a ] 1védas, n. knowledge; possibly adj., knowing, cf. na-vedas. [ √1vid, ‘know’: cf. 1151. 2a, b.] [ ID=4030 ]
- knowledge  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > [Printed book page 1186-b ] Vedas; under as, n. add — knowledge; ( Vedās, nom. m. although given by some authorities is pro- bably only nom. pl. of veda. ) [ ID=55342 ]

### The Vedas (sacred texts) (5 definitions)
- The Vedas collectively  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वेदस् (vedas) [Printed book page 806 ] वेदस् (vedas) m. ( - दाः (-dāḥ) ) The Vedas collectively. E. विद (vida) to know, असुन् (asun) aff. [ ID=36721 ]
- The Vedas collectively  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वेदस् (vedas) [Printed book page 724-b ] वेदस् (vedas) ( दाः ) ((dāḥ)) 5. m. The Vedas collectively. [ ID=36339 ]
- The Vedas collectively  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वेदस् (vedas) [Printed book page 688-b ] वेदस् (vedas) m. ( - दाः (-dāḥ) ) The Vedas collectively. E. विद् (vid) to know, असुन् (asun) aff. [ ID=38433 ]
- 1. The Vedas collectively. 2. Wealth.  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वेदस् (vedas) [Printed book page 0900-b ] वेदस् (vedas) vedas, i. e. vid + as, I. m. The Vedas collectively. II. n. Wealth, Lass. 100, 5 = Rigv. vii. 15, 3. — Comp. Viśva-, adj. and sbst. one who knows all things, Chr. 290, 8 = Rigv. i. 64, 8; a sage. Sarva-, m. a man who, at the conclusion of the viśvajit sacrifice, divides all his property amongst the priests. [ ID=13967 ]
- 1. The Vedas collectively. 2. Acquisition or wealth.  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)*
  > वेदस् (vedas) [Printed book page 0965-b ] Vedas, ās, m. the Vedas collectively; ( as ), n. acquisition, wealth (Ved.). [ ID=44845 ]

### Wealth, Property, or Gain (4 definitions)
- property, wealth  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 1017,3] 2. वेदस् (vedas) n. property, wealth, RV.; AV. [ ID=206087 ]
- wealth or gain  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > वेदस् (vedas) [Printed book page 1011-a ] वेदस् (vedas) n. Ved. Acquisition, gain, wealth. [ ID=26940 ]
- wealth, property  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > 2 वेदस् (vedas) n. wealth, property. [ ID=30966 ]
- Property or earnings.  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > [Printed book page 252-b ] 2védas, n. ( like Lat. quaestus) gettings, property, cf. vitta. [ √2vid, ‘get.’] [ ID=4031 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872); Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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