Archives Glossary of special terms

vedas

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

vedika

railing

vel

a single edged spear

ventalai

a human skull

venu

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

veshti

male skirt (also lungi or dhoti)

veshya

prostitute

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