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Originally Hinduism. A sacred text or passage, esp. one from the Vedas used as a prayer or incantation; a word or phrase from a sacred text…
A Vedic metre comprising three octosyllabic lines; a hymn, verse, etc., composed in this metre; esp. the verse of the Rig Veda repeated daily as…