lecture-7 Flashcards
vedic civilization (24 cards)
Which division of rig veda discussed about category system or varna system ?
10th division
-> brahmin
-> kshatriya
-> Vaishya
-> sudra
what is the upveda of Rigveda ?
Ayurveda
What is upveda ?
subsidiary knowledge
उपवेद, वेदों के सहायक ग्रंथों को कहते हैं
Which is the most holy river of vedic period ?
Saraswati
Which is the most important river of vedic period ?
Indus
how many times ganga and yamuna has been refered in the rigveda ?
Ganga - 1
Yamuna - 3
which veda is related to music ?
Samveda
Which veda is called the father of indian music ?
samveda
Which veda contains the description of 7 musical rules ? what are those rules ?
samveda
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni
what we call the person who recites the mantras of samveda ?
Udgata
Name the brahmin text of Samveda ?
Panchvish also called tandaya brahmana
what yajurveda includes ?
The mantras related to the rules of yajnas and other religious works
stanzas and poetry
What is yajna ?
yagya यज्ञ
what is the upveda of yajurveda ?
Dhanurveda
What is the upveda of samveda ?
gandharveda
What we call the person who recites the mantras of yajurveda ?
Adharvyu
Brahmin text of yajur veda ?
taitiriya and shatpath
Alternative name of atharveda ?
Brahmaveda
What is the upveda of atharveda ?
Shilpaveda
What is the brahmin text of atharveda ?
Gopath brahmana
What we call the person who recites atharveda ?
Brahma
What atharveda includes ?
matras related to :
black magic
hypnotism
treatment from evil souls
ayurvedic treatment
What are the aryanka ?
The text which were compiled in forests are called aryanka
aryanka means forests
Name the 7 important aryanka
Aiteriya
Tetiriya
