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The Rig Veda ​ is the oldest book in any Indo-European language and contains the earliest form of all Sanskrit mantras that date back to 1500 B.C. - 1000 B.C. It is a collection of hymns or mantras which is the work of many authors or seers called ‘rishis’. The hymns are dedicated to Rigvedic deities. It is a reflection of the Hinduism whose roots could be traced back to the times of Rig Veda.

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Rigveda is a veda which is recited and heard rather than read . It was written several centuries after it was first composed and printed  less thaan 200 years ago 

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rigveda is bthe oldest veda it was composed about 3500 years ago. it is divided into '10 mandlas' or books and contained 1028 hymns. these hyms are in praises of different gods such as indra, the god of rain; stoom and war; agni' fire god; varun the sky god and many others. the hyms were composed in vedic sanskrit

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The Rig Veda is the oldest and principal of the Vedas.

The Rig Veda is a collection of inspired songs or hymns and is a main source of information on the Rig Vedic civilization. It is the oldest book in any Indo-European language and contains the earliest form of all Sanskrit mantras that date back to 1500 B.C. - 1000 B.C.
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rigveda--The Rigveda is an ancient Indiansacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts  of Hinduismknown as the Vedas. Some of its verses are still recited as Hindu prayers, at religious functions and other occasions, putting these among the world's oldest religious texts in continued use. The Rigveda contains several mythological and poetical accounts of the origin of the world, hymns praising the gods, and ancient prayers for life, prosperity, etc.

 

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The Rigveda is an ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns. It is counted among the four canonical sacred texts (sruti) of Hinduism known as the Vedas. Some of its verses are still recited as Hindu prayers, at religious functions and other occasions, putting these among the world's oldest religious texts in continued use. The Rigveda contains several mythological and poetical accounts of the origin of the world, hymns praising the gods, and ancient prayers for life, prosperity, etc.

It is one of the oldest extant texts in any Indo-European language. Philological and linguistic evidence indicate that the Rigveda was composed in the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent, roughly between 1700–1100 BC (the early Vedic period).

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