History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
'Maridhar-Vacha' mentioned in the Rig-Veda refers to:
AOne who performs sacrifices
BOne who does not perform sacrifices ✓ Correct
COne who worships nature
DOne who worships stone
Correct answer: (B) One who does not perform sacrifices — It refers to one who does not perform sacrifices, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★It refers to one who does not perform sacrifices, so that is the answer.
★The term Maridhar-Vacha mentioned in the Rig-Veda refers to one who does not perform sacrifices.
★It was used for those outside the Vedic ritual fold who spoke unintelligibly or hostilely.
★Such people were seen as standing apart from the sacrificial community.
★The Rig-Veda is the oldest of the four Vedas.
★So the term denotes one who does not perform sacrifices.
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