ऋग्वेद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋग्वेद (ṛgvedá).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾɪɡ.ʋeːd̪/

Proper noun

ऋग्वेद • (ŕgved) m (Urdu spelling رگوید)

(Hinduism) Rigveda (the first sacred canonical text of Hinduism, and the first of the four Vedas)
Coordinate terms: यजुर्वेद (yajurved), सामवेद (sāmved), अथर्ववेद (atharvaved)
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.1.1:
  ॐ अ॒ग्निम् ई॒ळे पु॒रोहि॑तं य॒ज्ञस्य॑ दे॒वमृ॒त्विजं॑ ।
  होता॑रं रत्न॒धात॑मं ॥
  oṃ agním īḷé puróhitaṃ yajñásya devámṛtvíjaṃ.
  hótāraṃ ratnadhā́tamaṃ.
  I glorify Agni, the high priest of the sacrifice, the divine, the ministrant, who presents the oblation (to the gods), and is the possessor of great wealth.

Declension

Declension of *ऋग्वेद* (sg-only masc cons-stem)
	singular
direct	ऋग्वेद ŕgved
oblique	ऋग्वेद ŕgved
vocative	ऋग्वेद ŕgved

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “ऋग्वेद”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 661
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “ऋग्वेद”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 100

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋग्वेद (ṛgveda). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘨𑘲𑘐𑘿𑘪𑘹𑘟 (rīgveda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾuɡ.ʋed̪/
Rhymes: -ed̪
Hyphenation: ऋग्‧वेद

Proper noun

ऋग्वेद • (ŕgved) m

(Hinduism) Rigveda, the first sacred canonical text of Vedic religion, and the first of the four Vedas
Coordinate terms: ऋग्वेद (ŕgved), यजुर्वेद (yajurved), सामवेद (sāmved), अथर्ववेद (atharvaved)
a male given name from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of ऋग्वेद (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	ऋग्वेद ŕgved
direct plural	ऋग्वेद ŕgved
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	ऋग्वेद ŕgved	ऋग्वेद ŕgved
oblique सामान्यरूप	ऋग्वेदा ŕgvedā	ऋग्वेदां- ŕgvedān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	ऋग्वेदाला ŕgvedālā	ऋग्वेदांना ŕgvedānnā
ergative	ऋग्वेदाने, ऋग्वेदानं ŕgvedāne, ŕgvedāna	ऋग्वेदांनी ŕgvedānnī
instrumental	ऋग्वेदाशी ŕgvedāśī	ऋग्वेदांशी ŕgvedānśī
locative सप्तमी	ऋग्वेदात ŕgvedāt	ऋग्वेदांत ŕgvedāt
vocative संबोधन	ऋग्वेदा ŕgvedā	ऋग्वेदांनो ŕgvedānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of ऋग्वेद (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	ऋग्वेदाचा ŕgvedāċā	ऋग्वेदाचे ŕgvedāċe	ऋग्वेदाची ŕgvedācī	ऋग्वेदाच्या ŕgvedācā	ऋग्वेदाचे, ऋग्वेदाचं ŕgvedāċe, ŕgvedāċa	ऋग्वेदाची ŕgvedācī	ऋग्वेदाच्या ŕgvedācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	ऋग्वेदांचा ŕgvedānċā	ऋग्वेदांचे ŕgvedānċe	ऋग्वेदांची ŕgvedāñcī	ऋग्वेदांच्या ŕgvedāncā	ऋग्वेदांचे, ऋग्वेदांचं ŕgvedānċe, ŕgvedānċa	ऋग्वेदांची ŕgvedāñcī	ऋग्वेदांच्या ŕgvedāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “ऋग्वेद”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “ऋग्वेद”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

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

Compound of ऋग् (ṛ́g, “verse”) +‎ वेद (véda, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /r̩ɡ.ʋɐj.dɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /r̩ɡ.ʋeː.d̪ɐ/

Proper noun

ऋ॒ग्वे॒द • (ṛgvedá) stem, m

(Hinduism) Rigveda, first of the four Vedas.
Coordinate terms: यजुर्वेद (yajurveda), सामवेद (sāmaveda), अथर्ववेद (atharvaveda)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ऋ॒ग्वे॒द
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दः (ṛgvedáḥ)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दौ (ṛgvedáu) ऋ॒ग्वे॒दा¹ (ṛgvedā́¹)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दाः (ṛgvedā́ḥ) ऋ॒ग्वे॒दासः॑¹ (ṛgvedā́saḥ¹)
accusative	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दम् (ṛgvedám)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दौ (ṛgvedáu) ऋ॒ग्वे॒दा¹ (ṛgvedā́¹)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दान् (ṛgvedā́n)
instrumental	ऋ॒ग्वे॒देन॑ (ṛgvedéna)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दाभ्या॑म् (ṛgvedā́bhyām)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दैः (ṛgvedáiḥ) ऋ॒ग्वे॒देभिः॑¹ (ṛgvedébhiḥ¹)
dative	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दाय॑ (ṛgvedā́ya)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दाभ्या॑म् (ṛgvedā́bhyām)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒देभ्यः॑ (ṛgvedébhyaḥ)
ablative	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दात् (ṛgvedā́t)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दाभ्या॑म् (ṛgvedā́bhyām)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒देभ्यः॑ (ṛgvedébhyaḥ)
genitive	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दस्य॑ (ṛgvedásya)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दयोः॑ (ṛgvedáyoḥ)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दाना॑म् (ṛgvedā́nām)
locative	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दे (ṛgvedé)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒दयोः॑ (ṛgvedáyoḥ)	ऋ॒ग्वे॒देषु॑ (ṛgvedéṣu)
vocative	ऋग्वे॑द (ṛ́gveda)	ऋग्वे॑दौ (ṛ́gvedau) ऋग्वे॑दा¹ (ṛ́gvedā¹)	ऋग्वे॑दाः (ṛ́gvedāḥ) ऋग्वे॑दासः¹ (ṛ́gvedāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: irubbeda
→ English: Rigveda
→ Hindi: ऋग्वेद (ŕgved)
→ Kannada: ಋಗ್ವೇದ (ṛgvēda)
→ Marathi: ऋग्वेद (ŕgved)
→ Old Marathi: 𑘨𑘲𑘐𑘿𑘪𑘹𑘟 (rīgveda)
→ Tamil: இருக்கு வேதம் (irukku vētam)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “ऋग्वेद”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 225, column 1.