Atharva Veda
/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'.