Question

3. What are the litary soueces ? Describe the main literary sources for the study of Indian history ?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Literary sources are the information gathered in written forms that explain the essence of ancient culture. Sources incorporate information like journals, letters, books and investigative reports in impression, automated and visual compositions.

Explanation:

The different types of literary sources in Indian history are

• Religious literary sources of ancient India

• Historical literary sources

• Written accounts of foreign writers and travelers.

1. The effort of history writing was shown by a large number of inscriptions, coins, and local chronicles. The principles of history are preserved in the Puranas and Epics.
2. The Vedic literature contains mainly the four Vedas i.e. Rigveda, Yajurveda, Samaveda, and Atharvanaveda.These are in a different language called as the Vedic language. Its vocabulary contains a wide range of meaning and is different in grammatical usages. It has a definite mode of pronunciation in which emphasis changes the meaning entirely.
3. The later Vedic literature includes the Brahmanas, the Aranyakas, and the Upanishads.Brahmanas gives a description of Vedic rituals.Aranyakas and Upanishads give speeches on different spiritual and philosophical problems.