Rig-Veda

or Rig·ve·da

[ rig-vey-duh, -vee-duh ]

/ rɪgˈveɪ də, -ˈvi də /

noun Hinduism.

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

Origin of Rig-Veda

From the Sanskrit word ṛgveda

Related formsRig·ve·dic

[rig-vey-dik, -vee-] /rɪgˈveɪ dɪk, -ˈvi-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for rig-veda

By degrees the old collection of hymns, or the Rig-Veda, no longer sufficed.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1|Various
In some of the hymns of the Rig-Veda we can still watch an earlier phase.
India: What can it teach us?|F. Max Mller
In the Rig-Veda the wife is exhorted not to look upon her husband with an evil eye.
Myth and Science|Tito Vignoli
The Rig-Veda (x. 72, 8) tells us the tale of the birth of her sons, the Adityas.
Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Andrew Lang

There was, first, the Rig-Veda, or the hymns in their simplest form.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for rig-veda

Rig-Veda

/ (rɪɡˈveɪdə, -ˈviːdə) /

noun

a compilation of 1028 Hindu poems dating from 2000 bc or earlier

Word Origin for Rig-Veda

C18: from Sanskrit rigveda, from ric song of praise + Veda

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Rig-Veda

or Rig·ve·da

noun Hinduism.

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Rig-Veda

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