lecture-6 Flashcards
Vedic civilization (19 cards)
Time period of vedic civilization ?
1500BC to 600BC also called as rural civilization
What does vedic and arya mean ?
vedic – knowledge
arya – superior
classify vedic civilization ?
Rig vedic period [ 1500BC to 1000BC ]
later vedic period [ 1000BC to 600BC ]
what was written in the rig vedic period ?
Rig veda (oldest veda)
what was written in the later vedic period ?
sam veda
yajur veda
atharva veda
ramayan
mahabharata
Who wrote ramayan ?
Maharishi valmiki
Who wrote mahabharat ?
Ved Vyas
Where did aryans came from ?
Max muller -> central asia
swami dayanand saraswati -> Tibet
Bal Gangadhar tilak -> arctic
adolf hitler -> germany
Which book was written by Bal Gangadhar Tilak ?
The arctic home in the vedas .
boundaries of vedic civilization in four directions ?
North -> Kashmir
South -> Northern Rajasthan
West -> Afghanistan
East -> western Banks of Ganga
Main work of people of vedic civilization
Agriculture
animal husbandary
Who was the head of the family ?
Father ( rigveda uses father word 335 times )
what was agricultural land called ?
Urvara / Kshetra
Sources of this civilization ?
veda
upanishads
Brahman text
aryanka
Details of Rig veda ?
-> Oldest veda
-> 10 divisions
-> contains mantras related to worship of different gods
-> 1028 hymns
-> 10462 mantras or richa
newest division is 1st and 10th
oldest division is 2nd and 7th
Who compiled all divisions of rig veda ?
Ved Vyas
What is the person who recites the mantra of rig veda called ?
Hotri
Name the Brahman text of rig veda ?
Aitareya and Kaushitaki
Why 3rd division is important and who wrote it ?
VIshwamitra wrote it and Gayatri mantra is taken from this division .
This division is dedicated to Savitri Ji
