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Rigveda

The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद, IAST: ṛgvedá, from ऋच्, "praise" and वेद, "knowledge") is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (sūktas). It is one of the four sacred canonical Hindu texts (śruti) known as the Vedas. Only one Shakha of the many survive today, namely the Śakalya Shakha. Much of the contents contained in the…

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Chapters
10 mandalas
Language
Vedic Sanskrit
Period
c. 1500–1000 BCE[note 1] (Vedic period)
Religion
Historical Vedic religion Hinduism
Verses
10,552 mantras

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related to Hymns · 76
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related to Dating · 36
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related to Historical and societal context · 32
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related to External links · 23
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related to Rigveda Brahmanas · 21
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related to Collection and organisation · 20
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related to Arya Samaj and Aurobindo movements · 18
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related to Contemporary Hinduism · 17
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related to Medieval Hindu scholarship · 13
Rigveda → According, An, By, Mahabharata, Paila, Puranas, Puranic, Puranic Hinduism, Shakala, Ved Vyasa, Vedas, Vedic, Vyasa

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hymns text vedic 10 also first mandala books bce agni verses sanskrit book vedas tradition one indra early rigvedic texts

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RigvedaVerses10,552 mantras1.00infobox
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