Rig Veda
Syllabification: (Rig Ve·da)
Pronunciation: /rig ˈvādə, ˈvēdə/
Hinduism
Definition of Rig Veda
- the oldest and principal of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns composed in the 2nd millennium bc in early Sanskrit. See Veda.
Origin:
from Sanskrit ṛgveda, from ṛk '(sacred) stanza' + veda '(sacred) knowledge'