Atharva Veda

 
Pronunciation: /əˌtəːvə ˈveɪdə, ˈviːdə/
Hinduism
  • a collection of hymns and ritual utterances in early Sanskrit, added at a later stage to the existing Veda material.

Origin:

from Sanskrit Atharvan (the name of Brahma's eldest son, said to be the author of the collection) + veda '(sacred) knowledge'