who was the life of an Aryan different from that of dasa
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Answer:
Dāsa (Sanskrit: दास) is a Sanskrit word found in ancient Indian texts such as the Rigveda and Arthasastra.[1] It usually means "enemy" or "servant"[2] but dasa, or das, also means a "servant of God", "devotee," "votary" or "one who has surrendered to God". Dasa may be a suffix of a given name to indicate a "servant" of a revered person or a particular deity.[3]
Explanation:
The Aryan hordes were quite conscious of their cultural and ethnic identity and looked down upon the dark-complexioned earlier settlers. These people are referred to in the Rig-Veda as Dasa and Pants. ... It appears that Dasas were a militant people. They gave a tough fight to the Aryans.
2 Dasas/Dasyus were a group of people who were different from Aryans (people who composed hymns). They also spoke a different language. Most of the dasas were enslaved and so the term 'dasa' (and the feminine dasi) came to mean slave
3When Aryans came to India, they named its natives as Dasyus, Many of Dasyus or Dasa as they are sometimes called, were enslaved. They
were not treated well It is in this context that the word 'Arya' came to refer to any person who was respected. Question 3 What is meant by the term
4 The Aryans were nomadic people who lived in Central Asia. They came to India around 1500 BC. Initially, they settled around the region of Punjab. The original inhabitants; who lived at that time in India; were called Dravidians. In due course of time, the Aryans spread to other parts of the country; like western Uttar Pradesh and further towards east. The Dravidians were forced to move to the south of the Vindhyas