|səmhi|tä noun
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Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Sanskrit saṁhitā, literally, combination, from sam together + hita, past participle of dadhāti he puts, places — more at same , do
: any of the four basic canonical books of Hindu scriptures comprising hymns, prayers, and liturgical formulas and including the Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Sama-Veda, and the Atharva-Veda