Question

What were known as the Bhramanas and Aryankas​

Answer 1

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The Brahmins are the caste from which Hindu priests are drawn, and are responsible for teaching and maintaining sacred knowledge. The other major castes, from highest to lowest, are the Kshatriya (warriors and princes), Vaisya (farmers or merchants), and Shudra (servants and sharecroppers).

Aryan equated with Indo-European

In the late 18th century, Europeans began using the term Aryan to refer to the original prehistoric Proto-Indo-Europeans and their descendents up to the present day (i.e., the Indo-European peoples—those Caucasians who are speakers of the Indo-European languages).

Answer 2

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Explanation:

Aryankas​ constitutes the philosophy behind ritual sacrifice of the ancient Hindu sacred texts, the Vedas.[1] They typically represent the later sections of Vedas, and are one of many layers of the Vedic texts.[2] The other parts of Vedas are the Samhitas