[rig-vey-duh, -vee-duh] 
| one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c. |
[rig-vey-dik, -vee-] , adjective | Rig-Ve·da also Rig Ve·da or Rig·ve·da (rĭg-vā'də, -vē'də) n. The most ancient collection of Hindu sacred verses, consisting principally of hymns to various deities. [Sanskrit  gvedaḥ : k, verse, sacred text + vedaḥ, knowledge, veda; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] |