Question

1. What is manuscript? 2. What are type of literary source ? 3. What do you meant by linguistic diversity ? 4. Describe system of four ashrams ? ​

Answer 1

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Manuscript is a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.

Biographies, autobiographies, letters, treatises, pamphlets, epics, journals, diaries, registers, annals, monographs, commentaries and the like all make up literary sources.

Linguistic diversity is a way to talk about varied types of traits including language family, grammar, and vocabulary. A language family is a group of languages with related origins that share some traits. ... Linguistic traits that may be compared among language groups include vocabulary and grammar.

Ashrama in Hinduism is one of four age-based life stages discussed in Indian texts of the ancient and medieval eras. The four ashramas are: Brahmacharya (student), Grihastha (householder), Vanaprastha (retired) and Sannyasa (renunciate). The Ashrama system is one facet of the Dharma concept in Hinduism.

Answer 2

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1.) A manuscript is traditionally a written document by hand which is written either on any source as a piece of information. Earlier it was written on palm leaves or cheap vellum (a parchment of animal skin).

2.) Literary sources are the data which is recieved in the written forms which describe the nature of society in ancient times.They are 'patchy' . Most have a specific focus on enquiry. Need to be supplemented through other literary or epigraphic sources.

3.) Linguistic Diversity refers the variation of different sub groups in terms of their language in a population.

4.) Four system of ashrams are :

• Brahmacharya (student)

• Grihastha (householder)

• Vanaprastha (retired)

• Sanyasa (renunciate)

The ashram system is one facet of the Dharma concept of Hinduism.