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Ṛgvedasaṃhitā

The Ṛgvedasaṃhitā is the oldest extant Sanskrit text. It is one of the most important ancient texts in India.

Approximate Date of Creation

1500−1000 B.C.

Text Type

References

Aufrecht, Theodor (ed.) (1877), Die Hymnen des Ṛigveda. Bonn: Bei Adolph Marcus.

Müller, F. Max (ed.) (1877), The hymns of the Rig-Veda in the samhita and pada texts. London: Trübner and Co.

Müller, F. Max (ed.) (1890, 1890, 1892, 1892), Rig-Veda-Saṃhitā. Together with the commentary of Sāyaṇācārya. London: Henry Frowde.

Texts

Vedārthaprakāśa

Sāyaṇa's Vedārthaprakāśa (a.k.a. Ṛgvedabhāṣya) is one of the earliest extant Sanskrit commentaries on the Ṛgveda.

Ṛgvedapadapāṭha

The Ṛgvedapadapāṭha (i.e. the padapāṭha of the Ṛgveda), ascribed to Śākalya, undoes sandhi and gives grammatical information about the words in the Ṛgvedasaṃhitā.