History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET July 2018 History
The Ghatiyantra was used in early medieval India for:
AConducting Tantric rituals
BIrrigation from wells ✓ Correct
CManufacturing metal vessels
DPouring water for sacrificial rituals
Correct answer: (B) Irrigation from wells — The Ghatiyantra was used for irrigation from wells, so the answer is irrigation from wells.
Explanation
★The Ghatiyantra was used for irrigation from wells, so the answer is irrigation from wells.
★It was a water-lifting device, the forerunner of the Persian wheel.
★The Persian wheel is described as the Araghatta in Sanskrit texts, from ara, spoke, and ghata, pot.
★The Ghatiyantra is also described as the chakkavattaka in the Panchatantra and the Rajatarangini.
★It used a chain of pots fixed on a wheel to raise water.
★So the Ghatiyantra was used in early medieval India for irrigation.
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