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			{{Short description\|Seventh book of the Rigveda}}
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	The '''seventh Mandala''' of the '''[[Rigveda]]''' ("book 7", "RV 7") has 104 hymns. In the [[Rigveda Anukramani]], all hymns in this book are attributed to ''[[Vashista]]''. Hymn 32 is additionally credited to Sakti Vashista, and hymns 101-102 (to [[Parjanya]]) are additionally credited to Kumara Agneya.		The '''seventh Mandala''' of the '''[[Rigveda]]''' ("book 7", "RV 7") has 104 hymns. In the [[Rigveda Anukramani]], all hymns in this book are attributed to ''[[Vashista]]''. Hymn 32 is additionally credited to Sakti Vashista, and hymns 101-102 (to [[Parjanya]]) are additionally credited to Kumara Agneya.
	It is one of the "family books" (mandalas 2-7), the oldest core of the Rigveda.		It is one of the "family books" (mandalas 2-7), the oldest core of the Rigveda, which were composed in early vedic period (1500-1000 BCE).<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Dahiya\|first=Poonam Dalal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tbU6DwAAQBAJ\|title=ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL INDIA EBOOK\|date=2017-09-15\|publisher=McGraw-Hill Education\|isbn=978-93-5260-673-3\|pages=95\|language=en}}</ref>

	The hymns are dedicated to [[Agni]], [[Indra]], the [[Visvadevas]], the [[Maruts]], [[Mitra-Varuna]], the [[Asvins]], [[Ushas]] (Dawn), [[Indra-Varuna]], [[Varuna]], [[Vayu]] (Wind), two each to [[Sarasvati]], [[Rudra]], the [[Ap (water)\|Waters]], the [[Adityas]], [[Vishnu]], [[Vastospati]], [[Brhaspati]], one each to the [[Apris]], to [[Vashista]], [[Savitr\|Savitar]], [[Bhaga]], the [[Dadhikra]]s, the [[Rbhus]], [[Dyaus]] and [[Prthivi]] (Heaven and Earth), [[Parjanya]] (Rain) and Indra-[[Soma (drink)\|Soma]]. 7.103 is dedicated to the [[frog]]s.		The hymns are dedicated to [[Agni]], [[Indra]], the [[Visvadevas]], the [[Maruts]], [[Mitra-Varuna]], the [[Asvins]], [[Ushas]] (Dawn), [[Indra-Varuna]], [[Varuna]], [[Vayu]] (Wind), two each to [[Sarasvati]], [[Rudra]], the [[Ap (water)\|Waters]], the [[Adityas]], [[Vishnu]], [[Vastospati]], [[Brhaspati]], one each to the [[Apris]], to [[Vashista]], [[Savitr\|Savitar]], [[Bhaga]], the [[Dadhikra]]s, the [[Rbhus]], [[Dyaus]] and [[Prthivi]] (Heaven and Earth), [[Parjanya]] (Rain) and Indra-[[Soma (drink)\|Soma]]. 7.103 is dedicated to the [[frog]]s.
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	The [[Rigvedic rivers\|rivers]] mentioned in the 7th Mandala are the [[Sarasvati River\|Sarasvati]], [[Asikni (river)\|Asikni]], [[Parusni]] and possibly the [[Yamuna]] (in 7.18.19 the name of a helper of Indra, maybe also the name of a woman or goddess). Hymns 95 and 96 are entirely dedicated to Sarasvati.		The [[Rigvedic rivers\|rivers]] mentioned in the 7th Mandala are the [[Sarasvati River\|Sarasvati]], [[Asikni (river)\|Asikni]], [[Parusni]] and possibly the [[Yamuna]] (in 7.18.19 the name of a helper of Indra, maybe also the name of a woman or goddess). Hymns 95 and 96 are entirely dedicated to Sarasvati.

	The verse ~~[[RV~~ 7~~\|7]]~~.59.12, probably a late addition, gained importance as [[Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra]] or Tryambakam mantra.		The verse 7.59.12, probably a late addition, gained importance as [[Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra]] or Tryambakam mantra.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=Jamison\|first=Stephanie\|authorlink=Stephanie W. Jamison\|title=The Rigveda: The Earliest Religious Poetry of India\|last2=Brereton\|first2=Joel\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|year=2014\|url=https://www.academia.edu/30160889/Stephanie_W_Jamison_Joel_P_Brereton_The_Rigveda_3_Volume_Set_2014_pdf \|isbn=9780199370184\|pages=953–954}}</ref>

	==The battle of ten kings==		==The battle of ten kings==
	The [[Battle of the Ten Kings]] (''{{IAST\|dāśarājñá}}'') is a battle alluded to in the [[Rigveda]] (Book 7, hymns 18, 33 and 83.4-8), the ancient Indian sacred collection of [[~~Vedic~~ Sanskrit]] hymns. The battle took place during the middle or main [[Vedic ~~period\|Rigvedic~~ period]],<ref>Witzel (2000): between approximately 1450 and 1300 BCE</ref> near the [[Ravi River]] in [[Punjab region\|Punjab]]. It was a battle between the [[Puru (Vedic tribe)\|Puru]] ~~[[Rigvedic tribes\|Vedic Aryan]] tribal kingdoms of the [[Bharata (tribe)\|Bharatas]]~~, allied with other tribes of the ~~north west~~ [[India]], guided by the royal sage [[Vishvamitra]], and the [[~~Trtsu]] ([[Puru~~ (~~Vedic~~ tribe)\|~~Puru~~]]) king [[Sudas]], who ~~defeats~~ the ~~Bharatas~~.		The [[Battle of the Ten Kings]] (''{{IAST\|dāśarājñá}}'') is a battle alluded to in the [[Rigveda]] (Book 7, hymns 18, 33 and 83.4-8), the ancient Indian sacred collection of [[Sanskrit]] hymns. The battle took place during the middle or main [[Vedic period]],<ref>[[Michael Witzel\|Witzel]] (2000): between approximately 1450 and 1300 BCE</ref> near the [[Ravi River]] in [[Punjab region\|Punjab]]. It was a battle between the [[Puru (Vedic tribe)\|Puru]] kingdom, allied with other tribes of the [[Northwest India (pre-1947)\|northwestern India]], guided by the royal sage [[Vishvamitra]], and the [[Bharatas (tribe)\|Bharata]] king [[Sudas]], who defeated the Purus.

	==References==		==References==
	~~{{Wikisource\|The Rig Veda/Mandala 7}}~~
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

			== External links ==

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			*{{wikisource-inline\|The Rig Veda/Mandala 7}} – English translation by [[Ralph T. H. Griffith]]

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The '''seventh Mandala''' of the '''[[Rigveda]]''' ("book 7", "RV 7") has 104 hymns. In the [[Rigveda Anukramani]], all hymns in this book are attributed to ''[[Vashista]]''. Hymn 32 is additionally credited to Sakti Vashista, and hymns 101-102 (to [[Parjanya]]) are additionally credited to Kumara Agneya.
It is one of the "family books" (mandalas 2-7), the oldest core of the Rigveda.

The hymns are dedicated to [[Agni]], [[Indra]], the [[Visvadevas]], the [[Maruts]], [[Mitra-Varuna]], the [[Asvins]], [[Ushas]] (Dawn), [[Indra-Varuna]], [[Varuna]], [[Vayu]] (Wind), two each to [[Sarasvati]], [[Rudra]], the [[Ap (water)|Waters]], the [[Adityas]], [[Vishnu]], [[Vastospati]], [[Brhaspati]], one each to the [[Apris]], to [[Vashista]], [[Savitr|Savitar]], [[Bhaga]], the [[Dadhikra]]s, the [[Rbhus]], [[Dyaus]] and [[Prthivi]] (Heaven and Earth), [[Parjanya]] (Rain) and Indra-[[Soma (drink)|Soma]]. 7.103 is dedicated to the [[frog]]s.

The [[Rigvedic rivers|rivers]] mentioned in the 7th Mandala are the [[Sarasvati River|Sarasvati]], [[Asikni (river)|Asikni]], [[Parusni]] and possibly the [[Yamuna]] (in 7.18.19 the name of a helper of Indra, maybe also the name of a woman or goddess). Hymns 95 and 96 are entirely dedicated to Sarasvati.

The verse [[RV 7|7]].59.12, probably a late addition, gained importance as [[Mahāmrityunjaya Mantra]] or Tryambakam mantra.

==The battle of ten kings==
The [[Battle of the Ten Kings]] (''{{IAST|dāśarājñá}}'') is a battle alluded to in the [[Rigveda]] (Book 7, hymns 18, 33 and 83.4-8), the ancient Indian sacred collection of [[Vedic Sanskrit]] hymns. The battle took place during the middle or main [[Vedic period|Rigvedic period]],<ref>Witzel (2000): between approximately 1450 and 1300 BCE</ref> near the [[Ravi River]] in [[Punjab region|Punjab]]. It was a battle between the [[Puru (Vedic tribe)|Puru]] [[Rigvedic tribes|Vedic Aryan]] tribal kingdoms of the [[Bharata (tribe)|Bharatas]], allied with other tribes of the north west [[India]], guided by the royal sage [[Vishvamitra]], and the [[Trtsu]] ([[Puru (Vedic tribe)|Puru]]) king [[Sudas]], who defeats the Bharatas.

==References==
{{Wikisource|The Rig Veda/Mandala 7}}
{{Reflist}}
{{Rigveda}}
[[Category:Rigveda]]

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