When did the Rigveda start?

The philological and linguistic evidence indicates that the Rig Veda is one of the oldest existing texts in any Indo-European language and that probably originated from the region of present day Pakistan, between 1500 and 1200 BCE.

What is Rik bed?

The Rigveda or Rig Veda (Sanskrit: ऋग्वेद ṛgveda, from ṛc “praise” and veda “knowledge”) is an ancient Indian collection of Vedic Sanskrit hymns (suktas). The Rigveda is the oldest known Vedic Sanskrit text.

Who is Shukla Yajurveda?

The Yajurveda text includes Shukla Yajurveda of which about 16 recensions are known, while the Krishna Yajurveda may have had as many as 86 recensions. Only two recensions of the Shukla Yajurveda have survived, Madhyandina and Kanva, and others are known by name only because they are mentioned in other texts.

Where was yajurveda written?

Two of the oldest surviving manuscript copies of the Shukla Yajurveda sections have been discovered in Nepal and Western Tibet, and these are dated to the 12th-century CE.

When was Rig Veda written?

Rig Veda is a collection of over 1000 sacrificial hymns and prayers written in Sanskrit and collected in 10 books, dedicated to gods worshiped in India by around 1200 BCE. The hymns were transmitted orally over a long period of time and then were written down. They were the first text of the Hindu religion.

What was the Rig Veda?

The Rig Veda is the oldest of the four Vedas that includes Yajur Veda , Sama Veda , and Atharva Veda . It is the oldest book in Sanskrit or any Indo-European language. The Rigveda is the oldest literary work on Earth. However, Rigveda was not written in one go.

Who wrote the Rig Veda?

Rig Veda is composed atleast in 23720 BCE. Many believe that Sage Veda Vyasa wrote them around 3100 BCE, but the fact is that he just divided the complete vedas into four parts. Earlier to him, all 4 of them existed together.