- was
composed in the
northwestern region of the
Indian subcontinent (see
Rigvedic rivers), most
likely between c. 1500 and 1000 BCE,
although a
wider approximation...
-
Rigvedic deities are
deities mentioned in the
sacred texts of Rigveda, the prin****l text of the
historical Vedic religion of the
Vedic period (1500–500...
- pr̥thivyā́s trī́ dhánva yójanā saptá síndhūn RV.I.35.8).
Identification of
Rigvedic hydronyms has
engaged multiple historians; it is the
single most important...
- sacrifice). The
rites of
grave burials as well as
cremation are seen
since the
Rigvedic period.
Deities emphasized in the
Vedic religion include Dyaus, Indra,...
- "Proto-
Rigvedic" (Proto-Dardic)
intrusion to
Punjab as
corresponding to the
Gandhara grave culture from
about 1700 BCE.
According to this model,
Rigvedic within...
-
various Aryan and non-Aryan
clans so that they
continue to
dominate in post-
Rigvedic texts, and
later in the (Epic) tradition. "Bhārata"
today is the official...
- "great and holy
river in north-western India," but in the
middle and late
Rigvedic books, it is
described as a
small river ending in "a
terminal lake (samudra)...
- or śyāma ayas,
literally "black metal",
first is
mentioned in the post-
Rigvedic Atharvaveda, and
therefore the
Early Vedic Period was a
Bronze Age culture...
-
Arietis Astrological leader: Ketu (South
lunar node) Symbol: Horse's head
Rigvedic name: Ashvins, the horse-headed
twins who are
physicians to the gods Indian...
- IAST: Dyáuṣ) or
Dyauspitr (Sanskrit: द्यौष्पितृ, IAST: Dyáuṣpitṛ́) is the
Rigvedic sky deity. His
consort is Prthvi, the
earth goddess, and
together they...
