Ṛgveda-Saṁhitā – 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	172388	44.87
ā	60577	15.77
i	47842	12.45
ī	9877	2.57
ī3	3	0.00
u	27034	7.04
ū	6256	1.63
ṛ	10301	2.68
ṝ	99	0.03
ḷ	3	0.00
e	25162	6.55
ai	1508	0.39
o	22277	5.80
au	840	0.22
Vowels	384167	100.00

Statistics of Accents

Udāttas	128477
Independent Svaritas	2082
Dependent Svaritas	72718
Anudāttas (without Kampa anudāttas)	99581
Pracayas	81309
Total	384167

List of all independent Svaritas (PDF)

3-Kampas 262

1-Kampas 402

List of all Kampas (PDF) T D

3-Kampas in the Padapāṭha 11 PDF

1-Kampas in the Padapāṭha 17

Consonants – Sorted by Alphabet

Consonant	Number	%
k	11028	2.20
kh	697	0.14
g	7523	1.50
gh	1461	0.29
ṅ	442	0.09
c	8105	1.62
ch	982	0.20
j	10159	2.03
jh	1	0.00
ñ	1344	0.27
ṭ	1529	0.30
ṭh	920	0.18
ḍ	140	0.03
ḍh	42	0.01
ṇ	7298	1.46
t	49992	9.97
th	4729	0.94
d	25267	5.04
dh	9832	1.96
n	43025	8.58
p	18303	3.65
ph	63	0.01
b	2654	0.53
bh	10556	2.10
m	35098	7.00
y	39285	7.83
r	49543	9.88
l	549	0.11
v	49854	9.94
ś	12730	2.54
ṣ	14791	2.95
s	37581	7.49
h	12373	2.47
ṁ	17909	3.57
m̐	883	0.18
ḥ	14163	2.82
ḻ	499	0.10
ḻh	169	0.03
Consonants	501519	100.00
Vowels	384167
Total Sounds	885686

ṁ (k, kh, g, gh)	1147
ṁ (c, ch, j, jh)	1306
ṁ (t, th, d, dh, n)	3971
ṁ (p, ph, b, bh, m)	3241
ṁ (y, l, v)	3129
ṁ (r, ś, ṣ, s, h)	5115
ṁ	17909

cch from ch	680
nts from ns	286
Jihvāmūlīyas (ḥk,ḥkh)	693
Upadhmānīyas (ḥp, ḥph)	2338

Vowels – Sorted by Frequency

Vowel	Number	%
a	172388	44.87
ā	60577	15.77
i	47842	12.45
u	27034	7.04
e	25162	6.55
o	22277	5.80
ṛ	10301	2.68
ī	9877	2.57
ū	6256	1.63
ai	1508	0.39
au	840	0.22
ṝ	99	0.03
ī3	3	0.00
ḷ	3	0.00
Vowels	384167	100.00

Consonants – Sorted by Frequency

Consonant	Number	%
t	49992	9.97
v	49854	9.94
r	49543	9.88
n	43025	8.58
y	39285	7.83
s	37581	7.49
m	35098	7.00
d	25267	5.04
p	18303	3.65
ṁ	17909	3.57
ṣ	14791	2.95
ḥ	14163	2.82
ś	12730	2.54
h	12373	2.47
k	11028	2.20
bh	10556	2.10
j	10159	2.03
dh	9832	1.96
c	8105	1.62
g	7523	1.50
ṇ	7298	1.46
th	4729	0.94
b	2654	0.53
ṭ	1529	0.30
gh	1461	0.29
ñ	1344	0.27
ch	982	0.20
ṭh	920	0.18
m̐	883	0.18
kh	697	0.14
l	549	0.11
ḻ	499	0.10
ṅ	442	0.09
ḻh	169	0.03
ḍ	140	0.03
ph	63	0.01
ḍh	42	0.01
jh	1	0.00
Consonants	501519	100.00
Vowels	384167
Total Sounds	885686

Sounds – Sorted by Frequency

Sound	Number	%
a	172388	19.46
ā	60577	6.84
t	49992	5.64
v	49854	5.63
r	49543	5.59
i	47842	5.40
n	43025	4.86
y	39285	4.44
s	37581	4.24
m	35098	3.96
u	27034	3.05
d	25267	2.85
e	25162	2.84
o	22277	2.52
p	18303	2.07
ṁ	17909	2.02
ṣ	14791	1.67
ḥ	14163	1.60
ś	12730	1.44
h	12373	1.40
k	11028	1.25
bh	10556	1.19
ṛ	10301	1.16
j	10159	1.15
ī	9877	1.12
dh	9832	1.11
c	8105	0.92
g	7523	0.85
ṇ	7298	0.82
ū	6256	0.71
th	4729	0.53
b	2654	0.30
ṭ	1529	0.17
ai	1508	0.17
gh	1461	0.16
ñ	1344	0.15
ch	982	0.11
ṭh	920	0.10
m̐	883	0.10
au	840	0.09
kh	697	0.08
l	549	0.06
ḻ	499	0.06
ṅ	442	0.05
ḻh	169	0.02
ḍ	140	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	885686	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	7720	1678	2348	2248	2840	2911	3186	5975	3737	6936	39579
Words	32263	7698	9899	9673	11537	12529	14178	21817	14076	29887	163557
Syllables	75749	17926	23951	22529	27273	29010	32939	50694	34057	70039	384167
Avagrahas	200	34	53	58	67	101	85	124	89	210	1021

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Last update: 18 November 2022