Rigveda-Samhitā – Statistics

by Detlef Eichler

Vowels – Sorted by Alphabet

Statistics of Accents

Consonants – Sorted by Alphabet

Vowels – Sorted by Frequency

Consonants – Sorted by Frequency

Sounds – Sorted by Frequency

Number of Sūktas, Mantras, Lines, Pādas, Words, Syllables

Vowels – Sorted by Alphabet

Vowel	Number	%
a	172390	44.87
ā	60577	15.77
i	47842	12.45
ī	9877	2.57
ī3	3	0.00
u	27037	7.04
ū	6256	1.63
ṛ	10301	2.68
ṝ	99	0.03
ḷ	3	0.00
e	25162	6.55
o	22278	5.80
ai	1508	0.39
au	837	0.22
Vowels	384170	100.00

Statistics of Accents

Udāttas 128477

Independent Svaritas 2082

Dependent Svaritas 72719

Anudāttas 99582

Pracayas 81310

Total 384170

List of all independent Svaritas Font: URW Palladio IT

3-Kampas 263

1-Kampas 401

List of all Kampas Font: Sanskrit 2003

Consonants – Sorted by Alphabet

Consonants	Number	%
k	11028	2.20
kh	697	0.14
g	7523	1.50
gh	1461	0.29
ṅ	1589	0.32
c	8105	1.61
ch	982	0.20
j	10159	2.02
jh	1	0.00
ñ	2650	0.53
ṭ	2449	0.49
ṭh	920	0.18
ḍ	182	0.04
ḍh	42	0.01
ṇ	7298	1.45
t	49664	9.89
th	4729	0.94
d	25267	5.03
dh	9832	1.96
n	46996	9.36
p	18303	3.64
ph	63	0.01
b	2654	0.53
bh	10556	2.10
m	38339	7.64
y	39285	7.82
r	49543	9.87
l	547	0.11
v	49854	9.93
ś	12728	2.53
ṣ	14793	2.95
s	37591	7.49
h	12373	2.46
ṁ	8244	1.64
ṁ+ ()	883	0.18
ḥ	14146	2.82
ḻ	499	0.10
ḻh	169	0.03
Consonants	502144	100.00
Vowels	384170
Total	886314

c from cch	680
ṅ from ṁ	1147
ñ from ṁ	1306
n from ṁ	3968
Jihvāmūlīyas	620
Upadhmānīyas	2338

Vowels – Sorted by Frequency

Vowel	Number	%
a	172390	44.87
ā	60577	15.77
i	47842	12.45
u	27037	7.04
e	25162	6.55
o	22278	5.80
ṛ	10301	2.68
ī	9877	2.57
ū	6256	1.63
ai	1508	0.39
au	837	0.22
ṝ	99	0.03
ī3	3	0.00
ḷ	3	0.00
Vowels	384170	100.00

Consonants – Sorted by Frequency

Consonants	Number	%
v	49854	9.93
t	49664	9.89
r	49543	9.87
n	46996	9.36
y	39285	7.82
m	38339	7.64
s	37591	7.49
d	25267	5.03
p	18303	3.64
ṣ	14793	2.95
ḥ	14146	2.82
ś	12728	2.53
h	12373	2.46
k	11028	2.20
bh	10556	2.10
j	10159	2.02
dh	9832	1.96
ṁ	8244	1.64
c	8105	1.61
g	7523	1.50
ṇ	7298	1.45
th	4729	0.94
b	2654	0.53
ñ	2650	0.53
ṭ	2449	0.49
ṅ	1589	0.32
gh	1461	0.29
ch	982	0.20
ṭh	920	0.18
ṁ+ ()	883	0.18
kh	697	0.14
l	547	0.11
ḻ	499	0.10
ḍ	182	0.04
ḻh	169	0.03
ph	63	0.01
ḍh	42	0.01
jh	1	0.00
Consonants	502144	100.00
Vowels	384170
Total	886314

Sounds – Sorted by Frequency

Sounds	Number	%
a	172390	19.45
ā	60577	6.83
v	49854	5.62
t	49664	5.60
r	49543	5.59
i	47842	5.40
n	46996	5.30
y	39285	4.43
m	38339	4.33
s	37591	4.24
u	27037	3.05
d	25267	2.85
e	25162	2.84
o	22278	2.51
p	18303	2.07
ṣ	14793	1.67
ḥ	14146	1.60
ś	12728	1.44
h	12373	1.40
k	11028	1.24
bh	10556	1.19
ṛ	10301	1.16
j	10159	1.15
ī	9877	1.11
dh	9832	1.11
ṁ	8244	0.93
c	8105	0.91
g	7523	0.85
ṇ	7298	0.82
ū	6256	0.71
th	4729	0.53
b	2654	0.30
ñ	2650	0.30
ṭ	2449	0.28
ṅ	1589	0.18
ai	1508	0.17
gh	1461	0.16
ch	982	0.11
ṭh	920	0.10
ṁ+ ()	883	0.10
au	837	0.09
kh	697	0.08
l	547	0.06
ḻ	499	0.06
ḍ	182	0.02
ḻh	169	0.02
ṝ	99	0.01
ph	63	0.01
ḍh	42	0.00
ī3	3	0.00
ḷ	3	0.00
jh	1	0.00
Total sounds	886314	100.00

Number of Sūktas, Mantras, Lines, Pādas, Words, Syllables, Avagrahas

	M1	M2	M3	M4	M5	M6	M7	M8	M9	M10	Total
Sūktas	191	43	62	58	87	75	104	103	114	191	1028
Mantras	2006	429	617	589	727	765	841	1716	1108	1754	10552
Lines	4040	859	1234	1178	1447	1526	1642	3419	2192	3498	21035
Pādas	7745	1694	2357	2249	2860	2919	3190	6071	6071	6996	39839
Words	32258	7698	9899	9673	11537	12529	14178	21814	14076	29886	163548
Syllables	75749	17926	23951	22529	27273	29010	32940	50694	34057	70041	384170
Avagrahas	200	34	53	58	67	101	85	124	89	210	1021

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