HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mlecchas
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Dasyus
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Yadus
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Dasas
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dasas and Dasyus were early Indo-Aryan immigrants who arrived before the Vedic Aryans into the subcontinent. So the correct option is (C) non-Aryans. In the Rigveda, the term Dasas and Dasyus refers to non-Aryans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Rig Veda 10.22.8 describes Dasyus as “savages” who have no laws, different observances, a-karman (who do not perform rites) and who act against a person without knowing the person.
Detailed explanation-3: -The ‘dasas’ / ‘dasis’ were slaves who used for work. They were treated as the property of their owners. They were captured in war by the kings and wealthy people.
Detailed explanation-4: -People who used to compose hymns described themselves as Aryas. These people described their opponents as Dasyus or Dasas. There were people who probably spoke different languages. At a later stage, the word dasa as well as dasi (feminine) came to be known as slave. More items