ऋग्वेद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋग्वेद (ṛgvedá).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾɪɡ.ʋeːd̪/, [ɾɪɡ.weːd̪]

Proper noun

ऋग्वेद • (ŕgved) m (Urdu spelling رگوید)

1. Rigveda (the oldest scripture in the Vedic religion)

Declension

Declension of ऋग्वेद (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	ऋग्वेद ŕgved
oblique	ऋग्वेद ŕgved
vocative	ऋग्वेद ŕgved

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ঋগ্বেদ (Assamese script)
• ᬋᬕ᭄ᬯᬾᬤ (Balinese script)
• ঋগ্বেদ (Bengali script)
• 𑰆𑰐𑰿𑰪𑰸𑰟 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀋𑀕𑁆𑀯𑁂𑀤 (Brahmi script)
• ၒဂွေဒ (Burmese script)
• ઋગ્વેદ (Gujarati script)
• ਰਗ੍ਵੇਦ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌋𑌗𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌦 (Grantha script)
• ꦉꦒ꧀ꦮꦺꦢ (Javanese script)
• 𑂩𑂱𑂏𑂹𑂫𑂵𑂠 (Kaithi script)
• ಋಗ್ವೇದ (Kannada script)
• ឫគ្វេទ (Khmer script)
• ຣິຄ຺ເວທ (Lao script)
• ഋഗ്വേദ (Malayalam script)
• ᡵᡳᡤᠣᠸᡝᡩᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘆𑘐𑘿𑘪𑘹𑘟 (Modi script)
• ᠷᠢᠺᠸᠧᢑᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦦𑦰𑧠𑧊𑧚𑦿 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐆𑐐𑑂𑐰𑐾𑐡 (Newa script)
• ଋଗ୍ଵେଦ (Odia script)
• ꢈꢔ꣄ꢮꢾꢣ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆉𑆓𑇀𑆮𑆼𑆢 (Sharada script)
• 𑖆𑖐𑖿𑖪𑖸𑖟 (Siddham script)
• ඍග‍්වෙද (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩙𑩞 𑪙𑩾𑩔𑩭 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚶𑚦𑚲𑚛 (Takri script)
• ரிக்³வேத³ (Tamil script)
• ఋగ్వేద (Telugu script)
• ฤคฺเวท (Thai script)
• རྀ་གྭེ་ད (Tibetan script)
• 𑒇𑒑𑓂𑒫𑒹𑒠 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨫𑨉𑨍𑩇𑨭𑨄𑨛 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From ऋच् (ṛc) +‎ वेद (veda).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /r̩ɡ.ʋɐj.dɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /r̩ɡˈʋeː.d̪ɐ/

Proper noun

ऋग्वेद • (ṛgvedá) m

1. Rigveda

   Coordinate terms: ऋग्वेद (ṛgveda), यजुर्वेद (yajurveda), सामवेद (sāmaveda), अथर्ववेद (atharvaveda)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ऋग्वेद (ṛgvedá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऋग्वेदः ṛgvedáḥ	ऋग्वेदौ / ऋग्वेदा¹ ṛgvedaú / ṛgvedā́¹	ऋग्वेदाः / ऋग्वेदासः¹ ṛgvedā́ḥ / ṛgvedā́saḥ¹
Vocative	ऋग्वेद ṛ́gveda	ऋग्वेदौ / ऋग्वेदा¹ ṛ́gvedau / ṛ́gvedā¹	ऋग्वेदाः / ऋग्वेदासः¹ ṛ́gvedāḥ / ṛ́gvedāsaḥ¹
Accusative	ऋग्वेदम् ṛgvedám	ऋग्वेदौ / ऋग्वेदा¹ ṛgvedaú / ṛgvedā́¹	ऋग्वेदान् ṛgvedā́n
Instrumental	ऋग्वेदेन ṛgvedéna	ऋग्वेदाभ्याम् ṛgvedā́bhyām	ऋग्वेदैः / ऋग्वेदेभिः¹ ṛgvedaíḥ / ṛgvedébhiḥ¹
Dative	ऋग्वेदाय ṛgvedā́ya	ऋग्वेदाभ्याम् ṛgvedā́bhyām	ऋग्वेदेभ्यः ṛgvedébhyaḥ
Ablative	ऋग्वेदात् ṛgvedā́t	ऋग्वेदाभ्याम् ṛgvedā́bhyām	ऋग्वेदेभ्यः ṛgvedébhyaḥ
Genitive	ऋग्वेदस्य ṛgvedásya	ऋग्वेदयोः ṛgvedáyoḥ	ऋग्वेदानाम् ṛgvedā́nām
Locative	ऋग्वेदे ṛgvedé	ऋग्वेदयोः ṛgvedáyoḥ	ऋग्वेदेषु ṛgvedéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: irubbeda
• → English: Rigveda
• → Hindi: ऋग्वेद (ŕgved)
• → Kannada: ಋಗ್ವೇದ (ṛgvēda)
• → Tamil: இருக்கு வேதம் (irukku vētam)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ऋग्वेद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0225.