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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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