Rig-Veda
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of Rig-Veda
From the Sanskrit word ṛgveda
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In the film, “I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like,” the enigmatic title drawn from the Rig-Veda, the opening sequence conveys this sensation.
From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2019
When family straits got too much for him Alcott retired to his room, plunged into the Rig-Veda or the Confucian Analects or Hermes Trismegistus.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dreams and a restlessness of the soul came to him, arising from the smoke of the sacrifices, emanating from the verses of the Rig-Veda, trickling through from the teachings of the old Brahmins.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
At the same time, Lenormant was not far wrong in comparing the religious hymns of Chaldæa with those of the Rig-Veda.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
The etymology of the name Varuna is doubtful, but the representation of him in the Rig-Veda points to the sky as his original form—he is a clear example of a sky-god who becomes universal.
From Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV by Jastrow, Morris
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