Ancient history upsc
The Aryan culture was rural and tribal. Primary occupation in the R. Vedic times was animal husbandry. Agriculture was their secondary occupation. Cow was their means os exchange. They would fight battles over cows.
Other names of cows-
Ashtakarni- It showed the possession of the cow.
Aghanya- No one could kill the cow.
Punishments for killing cows-
Death penalty
Expulsion from the land
Pani
They were the merchants.
They were infamous for stealing cows.
Duhita
It was the name for daughter in RVP. It was because she would milch the cow.
Kripan
It was the name of the daughter in LVP.
Deterioration of condition of women in LVP-
No entry into Upanayan
Loss of majority of ancestral property and paternal rights
Patriarchy
Women scholars in LVP Literature-
Gargi, Maitri, Gandharvi, Grihita, Vedavati, Kashkritsani in Shatapata brahman
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