Define the following
1.Genealogy
2.Prashasti
3.Samanta
4.Aryavarta
5.Dakshinapatha
6.Nagaram
Answers
Answer:
Genealogy is the study and tracing of lines of descent.
Prashasti is an Indian genre of inscriptions composed by poets in praise of their rulers.
Samantas were big landlords or warrior-chiefs in different regions of the subcontinent.
Aryavarta is the tract between the Himalaya and the Vindhya ranges, from the Eastern Sea [Bay of Bengal] to the Western Sea [Arabian Sea].
Dakshinapatha is an important historical region which is an ancient equivalent of present day South India or Deccan plateau.
Nagaram was a town or organization of merchants, where merchants conducted commercial activities through a corporate body called nagaram.
Answer:
(1)- Genealogy- the study of family history, including who the ancestors of a person were.
(2)-Parshasti- Prashasti (IAST: Praśasti, Sanskrit for "praise") is an Indian genre of inscriptions composed by poets in praise of their rulers. ... In some epigraphic literature, a prashasti is considered synonymous with a kirti or purva, and is related to the word kirtana which implies "songs and praises of" someone or a deity.
(3)- Samanta- Samanta was a title and position used by the army people of kings in the history of the Indian subcontinent between 4th and 12th century. The institution is considered to and is closely associated with the origin and growth of feudalism in India.
(4)- Aryavarta- Āryāvarta is a term for the Indian subcontinent along with some other parts in the ancient Hindu texts such as Dharmashastras and Sutras, referring to the area of the Indian subcontinent settled by Indo-Aryan tribes and where Indo-Aryan religion and rituals predominated.
(5)- Dakshinapatha- Dakshinapatha is an important historical region which is an ancient equivalent of present day South India or Deccan plateau and which may mean; the "Ancient South of the Indian subcontinent" below Uttarapatha. The term can encompass Dravida, Simhala, the Kollam region, and the Maldives.In the south region.
(6)-Nagaram-In medieval Tamil country, starting from the eighth-ninth centuries, nagaram was the town, where merchants conducted commercial activities, through a corporate body called either as nagaram or nagarattār.