Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
atharva-veda is a noun meaning "a collection of mantras and formulas". It carries one recorded sense.
a collection of mantras and formulas
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for atharva-veda come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.