English Explanatory Dictionary

Rigveda

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An ancient Indian Veda and sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods (devas), composed between 1700–1100 B.C.E.

Word forms

Rigveda the Rigveda Rig Veda Ṛgveda Rgveda Ṛg Veda Rg Veda Rug Veda RV.

Etymology

From Sanskrit ऋग्वेद (ṛg-vedá, “veda of praise”), from ऋच् (ṛ́c, “praise, verse”) and वेद (véda, “knowledge”).

Derived words

Rigvedic
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