# Install vedic with Homebrew

Simple Sanskrit programming language. Version 2.0.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:vedic
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install vedic
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:vedic
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.0.6
- **Source summary:** Simple Sanskrit programming language
- **Homepage:** <https://vedic-lang.github.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/vedic-lang/vedic>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- vedic (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.0.6
## Project history and usage

Vedic is a small Sanskrit-oriented programming language interpreter written in Rust. The upstream README describes it as a single-binary tool for writing modern programs in Sanskrit/Devanagari, with support for macOS, Linux, and Windows.

### Project history

The vedic-lang/vedic repository was created on 2022-04-11, and early GitHub releases include v1.2.0 on 2022-04-24 and v1.2.2 on 2022-10-06. The README credits Pt. Prashant Tripathi as author and lists the project under the MIT license with 2022 copyright.

The documentation-site repository frames Vedic as an interactive tutorial and online compiler. Its README says the language was still under construction and explains the origin idea as partly inspired by a Sanskrit-programmed drone scene in Interstellar.

### How it is used

Vedic can be used through the online tutorial/IDE or installed as a local single binary. The README documents shell installation and Homebrew installation, and the documentation site is organized as a beginner-friendly interactive path rather than a large language specification.

### Why package nerds care

Vedic's package significance is niche: it is less a widely adopted production language than a culturally themed experimental interpreter. For package catalogs, it is notable as a Rust-built language runtime with an unusual Sanskrit/Devanagari syntax goal.

### Timeline

- 2022-04-11: The vedic-lang/vedic GitHub repository was created.
- 2022-04-24: GitHub release v1.2.0 was published.
- 2023-06-01: GitHub release v2.0.4 was published.
- 2024-05-24: GitHub release v2.0.6 was published.

### Sources

- <https://api.github.com/repos/vedic-lang/vedic>
- <https://api.github.com/repos/vedic-lang/vedic/releases>
- <https://github.com/vedic-lang/vedic>
- <https://github.com/vedic-lang/vedic-lang.github.io>
- <https://vedic-lang.github.io/>


## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vedic.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/vedic.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph