Rigveda

Rigveda
An ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns dedicated to the gods (devas), composed between 1700–1100 .

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  • Rigveda — Rigveda, s. Veda …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rigveda — Rigvēda (Rigweda), Name des ältesten Denkmals der ind. Literatur in 10 Büchern mit 1017 Liedern meist religiösen Inhalts aus verschiedener Zeit, die ältesten bis ins 3. oder 4. Jahrtausend zurückreichend. Ausg. von Aufrecht (neu 1877), Max Müller …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Rigveda — /rig vāˈdə or vēˈ/ (Hinduism) noun The first of the four Vedas ORIGIN: Sans ṛic a hymn, and veda knowledge …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rigveda — The Rigveda (Sanskrit sa. ऋग्वेद IAST|ṛgveda , a compound of IAST|ṛc praise, verse [derived from the root IAST|ṛc to praise , cf. Dhātupātha 28.19. Monier Williams translates a Veda of Praise or Hymn Veda ] and IAST|veda knowledge ) is an ancient …   Wikipedia

  • Rigveda — Schriften des Hinduismus Shruti Veda Rigveda Samaveda Yajurveda Atharvaveda jeweils mit den Abteilungen: Samhitas Brahmanas Aranyakas …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Rigveda — Rig Véda Articles principaux : Védisme et Véda. Manuscrit du Rig Véda en devanāgarī (début du XIXe siècle) Le ऋग्वेद Rig Véda[1] est d abord un Véda …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Rigveda — Rig|ve|da 〈[ ve: ] m.; od. s; unz.〉 älteste Sammlung indischer Hymnen [<Sanskrit rigveda; zu veda „Wissen“] * * * Rigveda   [Sanskrit »das in Versen niedergelegte Wissen«] der, (s), das älteste Zeugnis der indischen Literatur, das zuglei …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Rigveda — or Rgveda Oldest religious scripture in the world and most revered of the Vedas, completed by the 12th century BC. Consisting of more than 1,000 hymns addressed to devas (gods), it reflects a polytheism that is mainly concerned with the… …   Universalium

  • Rigveda — o Rgveda La escritura religiosa más antigua (ver Escrituras) del mundo y la más venerada de los Vedas, completada en el s. XII BC. Compuesta por más de 1.000 himnos dedicados a los devas (dioses), refleja un politeísmo que trata principalmente de …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • RIGVEDA —    the first of the four sections into which the VEDAS (q.v.) are divided, and which includes the body of the hymns or verses of invocation and praises; believed to have issued from a narrow circle of priests, and subsequently recast many of them …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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