ऋग्वेद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ऋग्वेद (ṛgvedá).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

ऋग्वेद • (ŕgved) m (Urdu spelling رگوید)

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

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 • (rugved) m

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

Declension

Declension of ऋग्वेद (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	ऋग्वेद rugved
direct plural	ऋग्वेद rugved
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	ऋग्वेद rugved	ऋग्वेद rugved
oblique सामान्यरूप	ऋग्वेदा rugvedā	ऋग्वेदां- rugvedān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	ऋग्वेदाला rugvedālā	ऋग्वेदांना rugvedānnā
ergative	ऋग्वेदाने, ऋग्वेदानं rugvedāne, rugvedāna	ऋग्वेदांनी rugvedānnī
instrumental	ऋग्वेदाशी rugvedāśī	ऋग्वेदांशी rugvedānśī
locative सप्तमी	ऋग्वेदात rugvedāt	ऋग्वेदांत rugvedāt
vocative संबोधन	ऋग्वेदा rugvedā	ऋग्वेदांनो rugvedānno
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 rugvedāċā	ऋग्वेदाचे rugvedāċe	ऋग्वेदाची rugvedācī	ऋग्वेदाच्या rugvedācā	ऋग्वेदाचे, ऋग्वेदाचं rugvedāċe, rugvedāċa	ऋग्वेदाची rugvedācī	ऋग्वेदाच्या rugvedācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	ऋग्वेदांचा rugvedānċā	ऋग्वेदांचे rugvedānċe	ऋग्वेदांची rugvedāñcī	ऋग्वेदांच्या rugvedāncā	ऋग्वेदांचे, ऋग्वेदांचं rugvedānċe, rugvedānċa	ऋग्वेदांची rugvedāñcī	ऋग्वेदांच्या rugvedāñcā
^* 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

ऋग्वेद • (ṛgvedá) stem, m

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ऋग्वेद
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ऋग्वेदः (ṛgvedáḥ)	ऋग्वेदौ (ṛgvedaú) ऋग्वेदा¹ (ṛgvedā́¹)	ऋग्वेदाः (ṛgvedā́ḥ) ऋग्वेदासः¹ (ṛgvedā́saḥ¹)
accusative	ऋग्वेदम् (ṛgvedám)	ऋग्वेदौ (ṛgvedaú) ऋग्वेदा¹ (ṛgvedā́¹)	ऋग्वेदान् (ṛgvedā́n)
instrumental	ऋग्वेदेन (ṛgvedéna)	ऋग्वेदाभ्याम् (ṛgvedā́bhyām)	ऋग्वेदैः (ṛgvedaíḥ) ऋग्वेदेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	ऋग्वेद (ṛ́gveda)	ऋग्वेदौ (ṛ́gvedau) ऋग्वेदा¹ (ṛ́gvedā¹)	ऋग्वेदाः (ṛ́gvedāḥ) ऋग्वेदासः¹ (ṛ́gvedāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Pali: irubbeda
→ English: Rigveda
→ Hindi: ऋग्वेद (ŕgved)
→ Kannada: ಋಗ್ವೇದ (ṛgvēda)
→ Marathi: ऋग्वेद (rugved)
→ 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.