Vedic Era

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• Vedic Era is divided in two eras-
• Early/ Rig Vedic age (1500- 1000 B.C)
• Later Vedic age (1000 -600 BC)

• The Aryans are a semi- nomadic pastoral group of
  people.
• Meaning of Aryan is high born.
• Aryans are nothing but a group of language (by
  MaxMuller).
• Dorius used the term Aryan about himself for
  the first time.
• There are so many different thoughts about the
  origin of the Aryans.

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• About vedic literature
• There are four Vedas i.e Rig, Sam, Yajur and
  Atharva
• The meaning of the term of Veda is knowledge
  per excellence
• Rig veda had 1028 slokas (suktaras) and 10
  volumes (Mandals)
• Ayurveda is the upaveda of Rigveda.
• Sam veda (Iyrical form) gives us the concept of
  Classical Music.
• ItsUpaVeda is Gandharva Veda.
• Yajur veda gives up the concept of ancient
  Geometry
• Its upaveda is called as Dhanur veda
• Atharva veda is complied with Tantra and
  indigenous medicines
• Its upaveda is Shilpa veda

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• There are four parts of each veda 1) Samhita, 2)
  Brahmana, 3) Aranyaka and 4) Upanishada / Vedanta
• Upanishadas dealt with philosophy
• Total number of Upanishada 108, and puranas
  are 18.

• India has it two great and ancient great epics
  the Mahabharata( Near about 1 lakh slokas and 18
  chapters) and the Ramayana(24000 slokas and 7
  kandas)
• Satyameba Jayate, the national emblem of India
  was taken from Mundaka Upanishada
• Gayatri Mantra of Rigveda is dedicated to
  Savitri
• Varna the team first mentioned in the
  purushsuktwa of the tenth Mandala of Rigveda.

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• The smallest Unite of Vedic society was Kula
  (family) and its head is Kulapa (kulapati) and
  the largest one was Rastra lead by Rajana(the
  king).
• In early vedic age women enjoyed a respectable
  position in society and Participated in Various
  socio political gatherings
• Monogamy was practiced but Polygamy was observed
  in Royal families.
• No evidence of child marriage.
• The oldest republican Vedic assembly was Vidatha
• Sabha Assembly of early vedic seniors.
• Samity- Asssembly of early vedic peoples. And
  the largest one.
• Battle of ten kings of Rigveda was fought on the
  river bank of Parushni.

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• In early vedic age the Aryan belonged to a
  Pastoral and Cattle rearing culture.
• Mostly mentioned river in Riveda is saraswati .
• Cotton and woolen fabrics were spun and used.
• Nishka and Mana were the early vedic currencies
• The Aryans were the worshipper of Nature in their
  early phase
• They learnt the use of iron and started the
  agrarian works.
• Some vesic terms--
• kula/ gaha- Family
• Brihi- paddy
• Godhuma- wheat
• Hala/ Sira- plough
• Gavisti- Search of cow.

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• Krishnayas Iron
• Early vedic deities are 33.
• Indra (the god of Thunder, the king god)
• Varuna (The deity of cosmic order, the God of
  water)
• Agni (The god of fire)
• Aditi, Usha,Savitri, Saraswati were the Rigvedic
  female deities.
• Main important later vedic deities- Brahma ,
  Vishnu and Shiva.
• In later vedic age they had started to worship
  of the idols.
• Child marriage and Polygamy became a common
  Phenomena in later vedic society.
• The term om is used in Rigveda for 1028 tymes.
• The term ganga is used for once only in rig veda.
• Varna became a typical form of caste caste
  system in later vedic society which had four
  parts Brahmana, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra.

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