INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

ANCIENT INDIA

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The Rig Veda consists of
A
1000 hymns
B
1028 hymns
C
500 hymns
D
2000 hymns
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Rig Veda consists of 1028 hymns, organised into ten books known as maṇḍalas. Each maṇḍala has sūktas (hymns) formed by individual strophes called ṛc (ric) from which the name Rig Veda.

Detailed explanation-2: -1900–1200 BCE has also been given. The text is layered, consisting of the Samhita, Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads. The Rigveda Samhita is the core text and is a collection of 10 books (maṇḍalas) with 1, 028 hymns (sūktas) in about 10, 600 verses (called ṛc, eponymous of the name Rigveda).

Detailed explanation-3: -This Veda is a collection of 1028 hymns grouped into ten books (mandalas). It was preserved orally before it was written down at about 300 BCE. This Veda is one of the oldest sacred books of Hinduism.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Rigveda includes more than a thousand hymns, called sukta. These hymns are in praise of various gods and goddesses.

Detailed explanation-5: -About Rig Veda Rig Veda was said to be composed between 1500-1200 B.C, also known as the ‘first testament of mankind’. It is a collection of 10, 600 verses and 1, 028 hymns. It consists of 10 books also known as mandals, each mandal consists of Suktas.

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