(i) The life of raja was different from that of a dasa or dasi in many different ways. Raja was a leader who used to rule, while dasa and dasi were captured as slaves to serve their masters.
(ii) Rajas are mentioned in the Rigveda as one of the two important groups along with the brahmins who performed various rituals, while dasa and dasi were not part of important groups.
(i) Archaeologists use the number objects and their types found in a grave to study the social differences.
(ii) For example, in Brahmagiri, archaeologists have found in one grave a skeleton buried with 33 gold beads, 2 stone beads, 4 copper bangles, and one conch shell, while in other graves skeletons have only a few pots.
(iii) These findings suggest that there was some difference in status amongst the people who were buried.
(i) The books we read today are different from the Rigveda, because they are printed while the Rigveda was recited and heard rather than read.
(ii) The books we read today are written on various subjects in many different languages, while the Rigveda contains hymns in praise of various gods and goddesses, written in old or Vedic Sanskrit.
(a) Slaves were used for doing everything their owners wanted.
(b) Megaliths are found in the Deccan, south India, in the north-east and Kashmir.
(c) Stone circles or boulders on the surface were used to find the burial site.
(d) Port-holes were used for entrance.
(e) People at Inamgaon ate wheat, barley, rice, pulses, millets, peas and sesame, fruits and animal flesh.
Sukta - Well-said
Chariots - Used in battles
Yajna – Sacrifice
Dasa – Slave
Megalith – Stone boulder
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