"The Vedas (/\u02C8ve\u026Ad\u0259z, \u02C8vi\u02D0-/; Sanskrit: \u0935\u0947\u0926 v\u00E9da, \"knowledge\") are a large body of texts originating in ancient India. Composed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the oldest layer of Sanskrit literature and the oldest scriptures of Hinduism."@en .