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 | | The remaining hymns are mainly addressed to Agni ((Sanskrit) god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas) and Indra (Chief god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder). | | | 43 hymns, mainly to Agni ((Sanskrit) god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas) and Indra (Chief god of the Rig-Veda; god of rain and thunder) chiefly attributed to the Rishi gṛtsamda shaunohotra. | | | Finally, Agni ((Sanskrit) god of fire in ancient and traditional India; one of the three chief deities of the Vedas) is cognate with Latin ignis "fire". |
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| | Encyclopedia: Rig Veda |
| | The Rig Veda à¤à¤—à¥à¤µà¥à¤¦ (Sanskrit á¹gveda from á¹c "praise" + veda "knowledge") is a collection of hymns(each hymn is called a 'Rucha'.) counted among the four Hindu religious scriptures known as the Vedas, and contains the oldest texts preserved in any Indo-Iranian language. | | | Vedic Sanskrit is the language of the Vedas, the earliest sacred texts of India. | | | Smriti The Vedas (Sanskrit:- वà¥&;), collectively refers to a corpus of ancient Indo Aryan religious literature that are considered by adherents of Hinduism to be revealed knowledge. |
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| | Publication: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; Author: Tucker, Elizabeth ; Source: MAGAZINES | | | When old is not old...: rv jaradasti-, jaradvisam, and the vulture Jaradgava.(Rig Veda) | | | Publication: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; Author: Brereton, Joel P. ; Source: MAGAZINES |
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