Rigvedic Period


 
 
Concept Explanation
 

    Rigvedic Period (1500-1000 B.C)

  • Vedic Civilization was a rural economy and its mainstry was pastoralism and agriculture
  • The Vedic people were not permanent residents. Hence no physical romains are obtained from them The In was also an incomplete development of agriculture 
  • The early Aryans lived in eastern Afghanistan and Punjab and adjoining areas of western Uttar Prades
  • The major composition of this period is the Rigveda
  • There are differences among scholars regarding the original place of residence of the Aryans
    Sr. No. Native Scholar
    1 India
    1 Sapta Sandhav Pradesh -- Avinash Chandra Das
    2 Brahmarshi Desh Ganganath Jha
    3 Kashmir-LD Kalla
    4 Madhya Pradesh - Dr. Rajbali Pandey
    2 Tibet Swami Dayanand Saraswati
    3 North Pole Bal Gangadhar Tilak (The Arctic Home of Aryans)
    4 Europe
    1 Hungary or the Danube River Valley - Prof Giles
    2 Southern Russia - Nehring and Garden Child
    3 Germany Prof. Panca
    5 Asia
    1 Central Asia - Max Muller
    2 Plateau area of Pamir - Edward Mayer and Okan Berg
    3 Bactria- Rohadas and Shilligland
    4 Kyrgyz ground - Bandstein

     

  • Various Words Metioned in Rigveda

    Sr. No. Word 

    No.of times in sukta

    Sr. no Word No. of times in sukta
    1. Father 335 17. Army More than 20
    2. People 275 18. Brahmin 15
    3. Indra

    250

    19. Village 13
    4. Mother 234 20.  Jupiter 11
    5. Agni 200 21 The nation 10
    6.  Varun 180 22. The nation 9
    7. Cattle 176 23. The committe 9
    8. Vish 176 24. Sabha 8
    9.  Spmdevata 144 25. Rudra 3
    10. Vidath 122 26. Yamuna 3
    11. Vishu 100 27. Shudra 1
    12. Gann 46 28. Vaishya 1
    13. Brja (Gushala)  45 29. Ganges 1
    14.  Aeya 36 30. King 1
    15 Agriculture 33 31. Earth 1
    16. Varnas        

    Major rivers of the Rigvedic period

    Sr. No. Present name of river Ancient name
    1. Sutlej Shatudri
    2. Ravi Parushni
    3. Chenab Askini
    4. Jhelum Vitasta
    5. Vyas Bipasha
    6. Gomal Gomati
    7. Kabul Kubha
    8. Ghaggar (Chitung) Daeshawati
    9. Gandak Sadanira
    10. Kurram Kumu
    11. Sindh Indus
    12. Swat Suvastu

      Major Sites of Vedic Era

    (1) Devika-Devika River Area in Multan

    (2) Sapta Sandhav Pradesh-Indus-Sutlej-Ravi-Vyas- Jhelum-Chenab-Saraswati - area of seven rivers

    (3) Brahmarshi Desh-The area between Saraswati and the Indus River

    (4) Aryavarta-The region from the Himalayan mountains to the Vindhyachal mountain and the eastern sea to the western sea

    (5) Brahmavart Pradesh -The area between the Saraswati and Drishadvati rivers.

    Sample Questions
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    Question : 1

    Vedic Civilization was a ______________________ economy.

    Right Option : A
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    Question : 2

    Match the rivers of List 1 with their Vedic names given in List 2 and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

    List 1 List 2
    1. Sutlej a) Vipasha
    2. Beas b) Sutudari
    3. Ravi c) Asikini
    4. Chenab d) Parushni

     

    Right Option : D
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    Question : 3

    How many times the word ‘Jana’ occur in the Rigveda?

    Right Option : B
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