Question

Write a short note on composition of the society of the Later Vedic Period.

Answer 1

This age witnessed the composition of three later Veda Samhitas namely, the Samveda Samhita, the Yajurveda Samhita, the Atharvaveda Samhita as well as Brahmanas and the Upanishads of all the four Vedas and later on the two great epics—the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.

Answer 2

Answer:

The later Vedic society came to be divided into four varnas called the brahmanas, rajanyas or kshatriyas, vaishyds and shudras. In the Early Vedic polity the tribal chief or the Rajan and the priest or the Purohita had important positions. ... appeared in the religious firmament of the Later Vedic Period.