Indian art and culture / Literature, languages and sources
Vedic, epic, Puranic and Dharmashastra literature
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva Samhitas; Atharvaveda on charms, medicine, agriculture (kshetra-patni) and household life
- Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads (Brihadaranyaka, Chhandogya); Upanishads use parables and dialogue; earlier than the Puranas
- Six Vedangas; Shrauta, Grihya and Dharma sutras in aphoristic sutra style; Manusmriti and later smritis
- Mahabharata and Ramayana: composition layers, Bhagavad Gita, critical editions, regional retellings
- Eighteen Mahapuranas, panchalakshana, Bhagavata and Vishnu Puranas, dynastic lists, dating after the Upanishads
Where to study
India’s Ancient Past · R. S. Sharma
- ch. 12 to 13
- ch. 12
- ch. 13
Themes in Indian History Part I, Class XII, Theme 3 Kinship, Caste and Class: Early Societies
- Theme 3 Kinship, Caste and Class, pp. 1-29 (printed 53-81)
- Theme 3 Kinship, Caste and Class, 3. Social Differences (the Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras, Manusmriti), pp. 9-10 (printed 61-62)
- Theme 3 Kinship, Caste and Class, 1. The Critical Edition of the Mahabharata; 6. Handling Texts; 7. A Dynamic Text, p. 2 (printed 54)
Indian Art and Culture · Nitin Singhania
- ch. 15
Tamil Nadu State Board Class XI History, Volume I
- Lesson 2 Early India: The Chalcolithic, Megalithic, Iron Age and Vedic Cultures, Literature of the Vedic Age, p. 27 (printed 23)
- Lesson 2 Early India: The Chalcolithic, Megalithic, Iron Age and Vedic Cultures, Literature of the Vedic Age; Other aspects of Life (Upanishads), p. 27 (printed 23)
- Lesson 2 Early India: The Chalcolithic, Megalithic, Iron Age and Vedic Cultures, Trade and Exchange; Religious Faith and Belief System (Vedangas and sutras), p. 41 (printed 37)
Our Pasts I, Class VI, ch. 4 What Books and Burials Tell Us
- ch. 4 What Books and Burials Tell Us, One of the oldest books in the world; Sanskrit and other languages, pp. 1-2 (printed 35-36)
Our Pasts I, Class VI, ch. 6 New Questions and Ideas
- ch. 6 New Questions and Ideas, Upanishads, pp. 3-4 (printed 59-60)
Our Pasts I, Class VI, ch. 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books
- ch. 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books, The world of books; Recording and preserving old stories (Mahabharata, Ramayana), pp. 6-8 (printed 119-121)
- ch. 11 Buildings, Paintings and Books, Recording and preserving old stories (Puranas), pp. 7-8 (printed 120-121)
Themes in Indian History Part I, Class XII, Theme 4 Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings: Cultural Developments
- Theme 4 Thinkers, Beliefs and Buildings, 10. New Religious Traditions (Puranic stories), pp. 22-25 (printed 103-106)