Question

The social and economic life of people during the Early Vedic Periodtransformed during the Later Vedic Period. Justify the statement.​

Answer 1

The emergence of monarchical states in the later Vedic age led to a distancing of the rajan from the people and the emergence of a varna hierarchy. The society was divided into four social groups— Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. ... The hierarchy of the top three varnas is ambiguous in the later Vedic texts.