Glossary of special terms » The Chola Dynasty

veda

Veda (Sanskrit: वेद) means the sacred knowledge (cf. vedas); as a hand object symbolized by a book

‘knowledge’ – sacred Hindu scriptures, regarded by orthodoxy as divine revelation; an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns.

railing

a single edged spear

a human skull

Veṇu (वेणु) is a flute or pipe made from a thin and hollow bamboo (cf. Muraḷī)

male skirt (also lungi or dhoti)

prostitute