梨俱吠陀
Also known as Rig veda, Rigvedic, Rg Veda, ṛg Veda, Ṛg Veda
The Rigveda or Rig Veda (, , 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 remaining Shakhas are now lost or are not available in the public forum.
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The Rigveda is an ancient Indian collection of hymns written in Vedic Sanskrit, and it is one of the four most sacred texts in Hinduism. It is historically significant because it is one of the oldest known religious texts, though only one complete version survives today and much of its original content has been lost over time.
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- Religious text.religion
- Historical Vedic religionHinduism
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- Rigveda MS2097.jpg
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- Rigveda (padapāṭha) manuscript in Devanāgarī, early 19th century. After a scribal benediction (śrīgaṇéśāyanamaḥ oṁ), the first line has the first pada, RV 1.1.1a (agniṃ iḷe puraḥ-hitaṃ yajñasya devaṃ ṛtvijaṃ – "I praise Agni, the chosen Priest, God, minister of sacrifice"). The pitch-accent is marked by underscores and vertical overscores in red.
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- 280px
- Religious text.language
- Vedic Sanskrit
- Religious text.period
- c. 15001000 BCE (Vedic period)
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- 10 mandalas
- Religious text.verses
- 10,552 mantras
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- FFC569
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Article · 中文
《梨俱吠陀》（梵語：ऋग्वेद，羅馬化：ṛgveda），梵文由ṛc（“歌颂”）和veda（“知识”）两个词根构成，全名《梨俱吠陀本集》，漢譯為《歌詠明論》，是吠陀经中最早出現的一卷，成文於公元前16世纪到前11世纪，是除了赫梯语的文献外，在印欧语系语言中最古老的书籍。与其他文明的古老文献不同，它是以口传方式保存下来的。
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