veda \ve"da\ v=a"d.aor v=e"d.a; 277, n. skr. v=eda,
   properly, knowledge, from vid to know. see wit.
   the ancient sacred literature of the hindus; also, one of the
   four collections, called rig-veda, yajur-veda,
   sama-veda, and atharva-veda, constituting the most
   ancient portions of that literature.
   1913 webster

   note: the language of the vedas is usually called

   vedic sanskrit, as distinguished from the later and more
      settled form called

   classical sanskrit.
      1913 webster
see also:
wit rig-veda yajur-veda sama-veda atharva-veda vedic sanskrit 
classical sanskrit 

yajur-veda \yaj"ur-ve"da\ y.aj"^ur-v=a`d.a or
   y.aj"^ur-v=e`d.a, n. skr. yajur-v=eda.
   see veda.
   1913 webster
see also:
veda 

yajur-veda
     n : a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers