What was the position of the king in the vedic age?
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According to the Rigveda, there are two groups of people in terms of their work:
The priests, called Brahmins, and
The ‘rajas’.
The priests performed various vituals while the ‘rajas’ ruled. These ‘rajas’ did not, however, have capital cities, palaces or armies, nor did they collect taxes. Two words were used to refer to the people or the community as a whole — those words were ‘jana’ and Vish’.
The people who composed the hymns referred to themselves using the word ‘Aryas’ and called their opponents ‘Dasas’ or ‘Dasyus’, The ‘dasas’ were later slaves and were treated as the property of their owners.
The priests, called Brahmins, and
The ‘rajas’.
The priests performed various vituals while the ‘rajas’ ruled. These ‘rajas’ did not, however, have capital cities, palaces or armies, nor did they collect taxes. Two words were used to refer to the people or the community as a whole — those words were ‘jana’ and Vish’.
The people who composed the hymns referred to themselves using the word ‘Aryas’ and called their opponents ‘Dasas’ or ‘Dasyus’, The ‘dasas’ were later slaves and were treated as the property of their owners.
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