History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2020 History
In which of the following texts are the Sabha and the Samiti mentioned as the two daughters of a Vedic deity?
ARigveda
BYajurveda
CAtharvaveda ✓ Correct
DBrihadaranyaka Upanishad
Correct answer: (C) Atharvaveda — The text is the Atharvaveda, so the answer is the Atharvaveda.
Explanation
★The text is the Atharvaveda, so the answer is the Atharvaveda.
★In the Atharvaveda the Sabha and the Samiti are mentioned as the two daughters of a Vedic deity.
★They were the two important assemblies of the Vedic polity.
★The Sabha was a smaller assembly of select members.
★The Samiti was a larger general assembly.
★So the text mentioning them as two daughters of a deity is the Atharvaveda.
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