Source: 12th NCERT History Part-I Chapter 3
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In 1919 under the leadership of
a noted Indian Sanskritist V.S. Sukthankar initiated the task of preparing a
critical edition of Mahabharata.
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‘Kula’ - Families
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Jnati - Larger
network of Kinfolk
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Vamsha - Lineage
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Mansusmriti mentioned 8 forms
of marriage
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Each gotra was named after a Vedic
seer.
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2 rules about gotra
A. Women on marriage attain husband’s gotra
B. Members of same gotra could not marry
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Metronymics - Names
derived from that of the mother.
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The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
contains a list of successive generations of teachers and students, many of
whom were designated by metronymics.
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Satavahana rulers were
identified through metronymics. But succession is patrilineal.
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The Shungas and Kanvas, the
immediate successors of the Mauryas were Brahmanas.
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Jatis which shared a common
occupation or profession were sometimes organized into Shrenis or Guilds.
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‘Venik’means Merchants
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Mrichchhakatika written by
Shudraka portrayed hero Charudatta as both a Brahmana & a Sarthavaha or
merchant.
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Chinese Buddhist monk Faxian
wrote that untouchables have to sound a clapper in the streets so that people
could avoid seeking them.
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Acc. To manusmriti , A men can
acquire wealth in 7 ways
1. Inheritance
2. Investment
3. Finding
4. Work
5. Purchase
6. Acceptance of gifts from good people
7. Conquest
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Where as a women can acquire
wealth in 6 ways acc. To Manusmriti.
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Buddhist text in Pali, Majjhima
Nikaya, is part of a dialogue between a king named Avantiputta and a disciple
of the Buddha named Kachchana.
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The text ‘Suttapitaka’
suggested that ‘Mahasammata’ the great elect, was chosen by the people.
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Didactic refers something that
is meant for purposes of instructions.Didactic section of the Mahabharata is
the Bhagavad Gita.
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The original story of
Mahabharata was probably composed by charioteer bards known as Sutas.
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In 1951-52, the archaeologist
B.B.Lal excavated at a village named Hastinapur in the Meerut (Uttar Pradesh).