Rigvedasamhita, Ṛgvedasaṃhitā, Rigveda-samhita: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Ṛgvedasaṃhitā can be transliterated into English as Rgvedasamhita or Rigvedasamhita, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryṚgvedasaṃhitā (ऋग्वेदसंहिता):—[=ṛg-veda-saṃhitā] [from ṛg-veda > ṛg > ṛc] f. the continuous text of the Ṛg-veda arranged according to the Saṃhitā-pāṭha q.v.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Partial matches: Rigveda, Samhita.
Full-text: Samhitasutra, Ashvalayana-shrauta-sutra, Kalpa, Aryas, Aditya, Valakhilya, Madhyama.
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Rivers in Ancient India (study) (by Archana Sarma)
2. Descriptions of nature and natural objects < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
7. Other Rivers in the Samhitās < [Chapter 2 - The Rivers in the Saṃhitā Literature]
1(h). Sarasvatī and Sarasvān < [Chapter 2 - The Rivers in the Saṃhitā Literature]
Warfare and Military System in Vedic Literature (by Rinki Deka)
Winning the Battle and the Principles thereof < [Chapter 4 - Principles and Ethics related to the Warfare]
War Music (Military Music) < [Chapter 3 - The Religious observances and other Beliefs related to the Warfare]
Arms and Armours < [Chapter 2 - Military System as Revealed in the Vedic Texts]
Vedic influence on the Sun-worship in the Puranas (by Goswami Mitali)
Part 8 - The Concept of God in the Light of the Vedas < [Chapter 1 - Vedic Concept of God and Religion]
Part 28 - Vena (the solar god) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Part 5 - Sūrya (the Healer) < [Chapter 2 - Salient Traits of the Solar Divinities in the Veda]
Karmic Astrology—a Study (by Sunita Anant Chavan)
Part 2.1.4 - Deities of light < [Chapter 2 - Jyotiḥśāstra and the Concept of Karman]
Part 1.1 - Ideology in the Saṃhitā Period < [Chapter 3 - Development of Jyotiḥśāstra and Karman in the Literature]
Part 2.1.1 - Concept of Sūrya (the Sun) < [Chapter 2 - Jyotiḥśāstra and the Concept of Karman]
Lakulisha-Pashupata (Philosophy and Practice) (by Geetika Kaw Kher)
Brief History of Saivism with a Focus on Pasupati Aspect < [Chapter 1 - The Historical Context]
Siva-linga and its symbolism < [Chapter 6 - Siva-linga: an Iconological Study]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 2.3.43 < [Adhikaraṇa 12 - Sūtras 42-52]
Brahma-Sūtra 1.1.31 < [Adhikaraṇa 11 - Sūtras 29-32]
Brahma-Sūtra 2.4.8 < [Adhikaraṇa 4 - Sūtra 8]