Rig-Veda

American  

[rig-vey-duh, -vee-duh] / rɪgˈveɪ də, -ˈvi də /

Or Rigveda

noun

Hinduism.

1. one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.

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Rig-Veda British  

/ -ˈviːdə, rɪɡˈveɪdə /

noun

1. a compilation of 1028 Hindu poems dating from 2000 _bc or earlier

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Other Word Forms

• Rigvedic
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of Rig-Veda

From the Sanskrit word ṛgveda

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Rig-Veda

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

The Serpent is one of the chief mystic personifications of the Rig-Veda, under the names of Ahi, Suchna, and others.

From Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning by Doane, T. W.

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