The Vedas (/ˈveɪdəz, ˈviː-/;[1]Sanskrit: वेदvéda, "knawledge") are a muckle body o texts oreeginatin in auncient Indie. Componed in Vedic Sanskrit, the texts constitute the auldest layer o Sanskrit leeteratur an the auldest scripturs o Hinduism.[2][3]