Rigvedan.

Brit.

/ˌrɪɡˈveɪdə/, U.S.

/ˌrɪɡˈveɪdə/

Forms:

α. 1700s Reig beid, 1900s– Rg ved, 1900s– Rgved, 1900s– Rigved, 1900s– Rig ved, 1900s– Rik ved, 1900s– Rk ved.

β. 1700s– Rigveda, 1800s– Rg veda, 1800s– Rg-veda, 1800s– Rig veda, 1800s– Rig-veda, 1800s– Rik veda, 1800s– Rikveda, 1800s– Rik-veda, 1900s– Rgveda, 1900s– Rkveda, 1900s– Rk veda.

Also with capital initials and lower-case initials.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit ṛgveda.

Etymology: < Sanskrit ṛgveda (also with vernacular pronunciation ṛgved ) < ṛg- , combining form (before e.g. v ) of ṛc sacred stanza ( < the same Indo-European base as Armenian erg song) + veda Veda n.The first letter of the Sanskrit word originally represented a retroflex vocalic r. This is pronounced /rɪ/ by speakers of some modern Indian vernaculars (e.g. Hindi) and is variously transliterated as ṛ, r, and ri. The transliteration as ṛ is now favoured among specialists. The form Reig Beid may have been influenced by spellings in Persian script.

The oldest and most important of the four sacred texts of Hinduism, consisting of a compilation of some one thousand Sanskrit hymns to the gods. See Veda n.The hymns of the Rigveda are thought to have been composed in the 2nd millennium b.c.

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Rigveda1776

Samaveda1798

Upanishad1805

Saman1843

1776 N. B. Halhed in tr. Code Gentoo Laws Pref. p. xxxii The Style of this Writer is clear, but very concise; a Specimen of it is here offered, in his Explanation of the first chapter of the Reig Beid.

1789 Asiatick Researches 1 340 The Rigvéda consists of five sections.

1794 W. Jones tr. Inst. Hindu Law 104 The Rigvéda is held sacred to the gods.

1805 Asiatick Researches 8 374 Tradition, preserved in the Puráńas, reckons sixteen Sanhitas of the Rĭgvéda.

1840 H. H. Wilson Oxford Lect. i. 5 The text also..of one of the Vedas, the Rig-Veda, has been printed.

1899 M. Monier-Williams Sanskrit Dict. Introd. p. xxi Vedic literature begins with the Ṛig-veda (probably dating from about 1200 or 1300 b.c.).

1953 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1952 125 In the Ṛgveda..the paradigms of devī and vṛkīḥ are essentially distinct.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia IX. 440/2 The Ṛgveda, Atharvaveda, and Sāmaveda are purely metrical texts mainly used by priests in their ritual.

2005 Asian Age 28 Sept. 10/5 In the ancient and the early parts of the Rig Veda, gods are ascribed with heroic deeds and even Asuras are spiritual and divine.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rigveda
释义	Rigvedan. Brit. /ˌrɪɡˈveɪdə/, U.S. /ˌrɪɡˈveɪdə/ Forms: α. 1700s Reig beid, 1900s– Rg ved, 1900s– Rgved, 1900s– Rigved, 1900s– Rig ved, 1900s– Rik ved, 1900s– Rk ved. β. 1700s– Rigveda, 1800s– Rg veda, 1800s– Rg-veda, 1800s– Rig veda, 1800s– Rig-veda, 1800s– Rik veda, 1800s– Rikveda, 1800s– Rik-veda, 1900s– Rgveda, 1900s– Rkveda, 1900s– Rk veda. Also with capital initials and lower-case initials. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit ṛgveda. Etymology: < Sanskrit ṛgveda (also with vernacular pronunciation ṛgved ) < ṛg- , combining form (before e.g. v ) of ṛc sacred stanza ( < the same Indo-European base as Armenian erg song) + veda Veda n.The first letter of the Sanskrit word originally represented a retroflex vocalic r. This is pronounced /rɪ/ by speakers of some modern Indian vernaculars (e.g. Hindi) and is variously transliterated as ṛ, r, and ri. The transliteration as ṛ is now favoured among specialists. The form Reig Beid may have been influenced by spellings in Persian script. The oldest and most important of the four sacred texts of Hinduism, consisting of a compilation of some one thousand Sanskrit hymns to the gods. See Veda n.The hymns of the Rigveda are thought to have been composed in the 2nd millennium b.c. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > non-Judaeo-Christian scriptures > [noun] > Hindu > Veda > division of Rigveda1776 Samaveda1798 Upanishad1805 Saman1843 1776 N. B. Halhed in tr. Code Gentoo Laws Pref. p. xxxii The Style of this Writer is clear, but very concise; a Specimen of it is here offered, in his Explanation of the first chapter of the Reig Beid. 1789 Asiatick Researches 1 340 The Rigvéda consists of five sections. 1794 W. Jones tr. Inst. Hindu Law 104 The Rigvéda is held sacred to the gods. 1805 Asiatick Researches 8 374 Tradition, preserved in the Puráńas, reckons sixteen Sanhitas of the Rĭgvéda. 1840 H. H. Wilson Oxford Lect. i. 5 The text also..of one of the Vedas, the Rig-Veda, has been printed. 1899 M. Monier-Williams Sanskrit Dict. Introd. p. xxi Vedic literature begins with the Ṛig-veda (probably dating from about 1200 or 1300 b.c.). 1953 Trans. Philol. Soc. 1952 125 In the Ṛgveda..the paradigms of devī and vṛkīḥ are essentially distinct. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Macropædia IX. 440/2 The Ṛgveda, Atharvaveda, and Sāmaveda are purely metrical texts mainly used by priests in their ritual. 2005 Asian Age 28 Sept. 10/5 In the ancient and the early parts of the Rig Veda, gods are ascribed with heroic deeds and even Asuras are spiritual and divine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1776
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