Question

Define :- 1) Inscriptions
2) Chronicles 3) Sapta-Sindhu

Answer 1

Answer:

Rigvedic rivers

Rivers, such as the Sapta Sindhavah, play a prominent part in the hymns of the Rig Veda, and consequently in early Hindu religion. Vedic texts have a wide geographical horizon, speaking of oceans, rivers, mountains and deserts. “Eight summits of the Earth, three shore or desert regions, seven rivers.”.

Explanation:

Rivers, such as the Sapta Sindhavah ("seven rivers" Sanskrit: सप्तसिन्धवः),[1] play a prominent part in the hymns of the Rig Veda, and consequently in early Hindu religion. Vedic texts have a wide geographical horizon, speaking of oceans, rivers, mountains and deserts. “Eight summits of the Earth, three shore or desert regions, seven rivers.” (asthau vyakhyat kakubhah prthivyam tri dhanva yojana sapta sindhun RV.I.35.8).

The Vedic land is a land of the seven rivers flowing into the ocean. It encompasses the regions from Gandhara to Kurukshetra.

Answer 2

Answer:

Inscriptions :

An inscription is writing carved into something made of stone or metal

Chronicles :

A chronicle is a historical account of events arranged in chronological order, as in a time line.

Sapta-Sindhu :

Sapta Sindhu is a term found in the Hindu Scriptures and is the common name given to seven rivers which flowed through North West of India.