Rigvedic dialogue hymns

The Rigveda contains a number of dialogue hymns (saṃvāda-sūktas), hymns that are in the form of dialogues, representing the earliest surviving sample of this genre, and can be argued to be an early precursor of Sanskrit drama. They are found in the youngest part of the Rigveda (RV 1 and RV 10), dating to roughly the 12th to 10th centuries BC, with the exception of the older River hymn (RV 3.33), where the rivers answer in reply to Vishvamitra's prayer.

1.179 Agastya and Lopamudra (5 trishtubhs, 1 brhati)
3.33 Vishvamitra and the Rivers (12 trishtubhs, 1 anushtubh)
10.10: dialogue of Yama and Yami (12 anushtubhs)
10.51 Agni and the gods (9 trishtubhs)
10.86 Indrani, Indra, the "he-ape" Vrshakapi and his wife
10.95: dialogue of Pururavas and Urvashi (18 trishtubhs)
10.183: dialogue between the sacrificer and his wife (3 trishtubhs)

Rigveda

Mandalas	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Deities	Devas Agni Indra Soma Ushas Visvedevas Maruts Ashvins Tvastar Rbhus Pushan Rudra Asuras Mitra Varuna Aryaman Apam Napat

Demons	Vritra Dasas Danu Danavas

Rivers	Sapta Sindhu Nadistuti Sarasvati Sindhu Sarayu Rasā

Rishis	Saptarishi Gritsamada Vishvamitra Vamadeva Atri Angiras Bharadvaja Vasishta

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Rigvedic dialogue hymns

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