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Rig-Veda
[ rig-vey-duh, -vee-duh ]
noun
- one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
Rig-Veda
/ -ˈviːdə; rɪɡˈveɪdə /
noun
- a compilation of 1028 Hindu poems dating from 2000 bc or earlier
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Other Words From
- Rig·ve·dic [rig-, vey, -dik, -, vee, -], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rig-Veda1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Rig-Veda1
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Example Sentences
The same ideas precisely are found in the ninetieth hymn of the tenth book of the Rig-Veda.
Myth, even in Homer or the Rig-Veda, perpetually falls back on the old stock of absurd and immoral divine adventures.
The seeds of Hinduism, even the doctrine of caste, may be traced in the Rig Veda, and a modern orthodox.
Its most simple and ancient form is found in the atapatha Brhmana of the Rig-Veda.
The Rig-Veda has allusions to the phases and stations of the moon.
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