upaveda | उपवेद | upaveda
upa-veda | उप-वेद | m. ‘secondary knowledge’, N. of a class of writings subordinate or appended to the four Vedas (viz. the āyur-veda | आयुर्-वेद |, or science of medicine, to the Ṛg-veda; the ḍanurveda | डनुर्वेद | or science of archery, to the Yajur-veda; the gānḍarva-veda | गान्डर्व-वेद | or science of music, to the Sāmaveda; and the ṣastra-ṣāstra | षस्त्र-षास्त्र | or science of arms, to the Atharva-veda; this is according to the Caraṇavyūha, but, Suśr. and the Bhpr. make the Āyur-veda belong to the Atharva-veda; according to others, the sṭāpatya-veda | स्टापत्य-वेद | or science of architecture, and ṣilpa-ṣāstra | षिल्प-षास्त्र | or knowledge of arts, are reckoned as the fourth Upa-veda).