Who are Rigvedic Aryans?

The Rig Vedic Aryans were pastoral people and their main occupation was cattle rearing. Their wealth was estimated in terms of their cattle. When they permanently settled in North India they began to practice agriculture.

What was the Vish clan during Vedic period?

In early Vedic society a tribe was called jana. The clans in a tribe were called vish. The leader of a lineage in a clan was a chief called a raja. You probably recognize the word raja, which came to mean king in Indian society.

Who headed the tribes in Rig Veda?

All the three persons viz. the Vrajapati, Kulapa (head of the family) and the Gramani functioned as military leaders.

Who were Vish in Rigveda?

The words Jana or Vish were used to describe a community of people. For example Puru jana or vish, Bharata jana or vish, Yadu jana or vish, etc. The Aryas (noble, precious, and not ordinary) were people who composed hymns and were generally thought of as spiritual heroes or warriors.

Why Aryans were called Rig Vedic people?

The Aryans who had migrated to India are known as the ‘Indo-Aryans’. Bal Gangadhar Tilak said that Aryans originally inhabited Siberia but due to the falling temperature had to leave Siberia for greener pastures. The Rig Vedic Aryans owe their success to the knowledge of horses, chariots and bronze arms.

What were the primary and the secondary occupation of the Rig Vedic Aryans?

The main occupation of the people was cattle rearing and their wealth was measured in the no. of cattle. They practiced Agriculture by clearing the forests. Metals used were copper, iron, and bronze.

How many tribes are mentioned in Rig Veda?

Yadu, Puru, Chedi and Matsya all are mentioned in the Rigveda. Yadu is mentioned as the five early Indo-Aryan tribes mentioned in the Rigveda. The Yadus were located a long distance from the Rig Vedic tribes.

Who was the headman of Jana or tribe?

Thus, the group of families called grama was controlled by the village headman called Gramani during the Rig-Vedic period. Thus, option ‘B’ Gramani is correct. During the Vedic age, Gramani was the head of the ‘village’. Note: The Chief of the tribe during the Rig-Vedic period, Jana was Rajana.

What does Dasas mean?

Dāsa (Sanskrit: दास) is a Sanskrit word found in ancient Indian texts such as the Rigveda and Arthasastra. It usually means “enemy” or “servant” but dasa, or das, also means a “servant of God”, “devotee,” “votary” or “one who has surrendered to God”.