a. and sb. [f. VED-A + -IC.] a. adj. Of or pertaining to, contained or mentioned in, contemporary with, the Vedas. b. sb. The language of the Vedas, an early form of Sanskrit.
1859. Max Müller, Anc. Sanskrit Lit., 10. The sacred literature of the Vedic age. Ibid., 11. The … publication of all Vedic texts and commentaries.
1864. Pusey, Lect. Daniel, ix. 558. The old Vedic worship was a libation to the god of fire.
1873. Whitney, Oriental & Ling. Stud., 1. A general view of the whole body of Vedic literature.
1884. American, VIII. 90. There are still orthodox Brahmans, who … maintain old Vedic sacrifices.
1890. Schrumpf, First Aryan Reader, p. xi. Specimen B ought to have preceded specimen A, as Vedic is older than Sanskrit.
