Hindu religious traditions
Rigvedaऋग्वेद
Vedic Samhita
A collection of Vedic hymns in ten mandalas, addressed to powers including Agni, Indra, Soma, Varuna and Ushas.
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A collection of Vedic hymns in ten mandalas, addressed to powers including Agni, Indra, Soma, Varuna and Ushas.
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Details & context.
- Tradition dependence
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- Library category
- Shruti
- Form / textual family
- Vedic Samhita
- Traditional attribution
- An inherited textual tradition; no single historical author is established here.
- Subject & teachings
- A collection of Vedic hymns in ten mandalas, addressed to powers including Agni, Indra, Soma, Varuna and Ushas.
- Structure
- Ten mandalas; hymn and verse numbers distinguish the passages.
- Textual relationships
- Shruti
- Historical context
- Composition, transmission and redaction must be distinguished; no unsupported exact date is assigned.
- Reading notes
- Read the Sanskrit with an identified translation. Commentary is presented by its own school, not as the only interpretation.
- Tradition notes
- Names and accounts can vary by recension, region and commentary. This entry distinguishes attested details from identifications still requiring a passage-level source.
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Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
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Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
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Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
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Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationRelated source tradition; the profile reference identifies the passage and evidence status.
Rigveda — Griffith translationImage credit.
Bhagavata Purana manuscript, West Bengal, 16th century (?), LACMA M.88.134.4. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. H. Robert Slusser. Image courtesy LACMA, public domain.
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Rigveda — Griffith translation
Ten mandalas.
Vedic · Translations and numbering vary by edition. Separate the primary text from its commentary.Reference overview. Consult the identified text and passage; unestablished fields are explicitly marked.