Rig-Veda
noun
one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
Rigveda
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a variation of
Rig-Veda.
Example Sentences
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The Samaveda contains many of the Rigveda hymns but ascribes to those hymns melodies so that they can be chanted.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
First mentioned in the Rigveda, Yoga is the mental process through which an individual’s soul joins with the supreme soul.
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More than half of the verses in the Rigveda are devoted to metaphysical speculation concerning cosmological theories and the relationship between the individual and the universe.
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The Rigveda, the Samaveda, and the Puranas stood in advance of that car.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
The tale of Pururavas and Urvashi, which Kalidasa has treated dramatically, is first made known to us in the Rigveda.
From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa
