Question

0 Explain the varna System. What changes did it
undergo during tetter Later Vedic period​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Varna system is the social stratification based on the Varna, caste. Four basic categories are defined under this system - Brahmins (priests, teachers, intellectuals), Kshatriyas (warriors, kings, administrators), Vaishyas (agriculturalists, traders, farmers ) and Shudras (workers, labourers, artisans).

In early Vedic period 'Varna' used to be identified as “Gunakarma vibhagashah”. ( Gita, 4.13 ; 18.41–47).

In later Vedic period the narural Varna System was transformed into 'Chaturvarnya Vyavastha' by Brahma, the second Prajapati .

In Dwapar and Kali Yugas it was further degraded into caste system .