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ऋग्वेद

ऋचाओं अर्थात् देवताओं की स्तुतियों अथवा उनके प्रति गाई प्रार्थनाओं का वेद; यजुस्‚ सामन् और अथर्ववेद से यह प्राचीन है और इन तीनों का आधारभूत है ।

the rigveda is earliest collection of prayers addressed to the various gods. it is divided into ten books called mandalas and the number of hymns in this veda is 1017, or if the 11 supplementary hymns called valakhilya inserted in the middle of the 8th book, are added, 1028. the number of hymns mandalawise is: first 191, second 43, third 62, fourth 58, fifth 87, sixth 75, seventh 104, eighth 103, nineth 114, tenth 191. the largest number of hymns are in praise of indra and agni. the rest are addressed to mitra etc. as shown in hindi. mandalas 2-6 are homogeneous. the first, eighth and tenth mandalas are not homogeneous as they are not the productions of a single family of seers. the ninth book stands quite apart, as it is addressed to soma alone. comparative religion, comparative mythology and comparative philology, all viewed together, indicate about 3000 bc. as the date of compilation of the rigveda.

Monier–Williams

ऋग्वेद — { ṛg-vedá } m. Hymn-Veda' or 'Veda of praise', the Ṛg-veda, or most ancient sacred book of the Hindūs ( that is, the collective body of sacred verses called Ṛcas { see below }, consisting of 1017 hymns [ or with the V�?lakhilyas 1028 ] arranged in eight Ashṭakas or in ten Maṇ�?alas##Maṇ�?alas 2-8 contain groups of hymns, each group ascribed to one author or to the members of one family##the ninth book contains the hymns sung at the Soma ceremonies##the first and tenth contain hymns of a different character, some comparatively modern, composed by a greater variety of individual authors##in its wider sense the term Ṛg-veda comprehends the Br�?hmaṇas and the Sūtra works on the ritual connected with the hymns ) &c.##{ -prātiśākhya } n. the Pr�?tiś�?khya of the Ṛg-veda##{ -bhāṣya } n. N. of treatises and commentaries on the Ṛg-veda##{ -vid } mfn. knowing the Ṛg-veda##{ -saṃhitā } f. the continuous text of the Ṛg-veda arranged according to the Saṃhit�?-p�?ṭha, q. v.##[ °dânukramaNikA ] f. the Anukramaṇik�? or index of the Ṛg-veda