Soma
God of plants
Kulapas
Head of a family
Sura and Soma
Alcoholic drinks
Kshira- pakamodanam
Grain cooked with milk
Vis
The clan
Prajapati
The officer who enjoyed authority over a large land or pasture ground
Senani
Army chief
Griha
Family
Gavisthi
Term for war/search for cows in Rig Veda
Rajan
Head of the rashtra
Panchjana
Aryans were divided into 5 tribes called Panchjana
Vrata/Gana/Grama/Sardha
Different tribal groups
Grama
Village
Gopa/Gopati
Head of the Jana
Dasa/Dasyus
Indigenous inhabitants of India during Aryan migration
Samudra
Collection of water
Rashtra
Territory/country
Ayas
Terms used for metals- copper/bronze in Rig Veda
Varuna
Water God
Purandara/Indra
Breaker of forts/ warlord
Aditi, Usha
Deities, denoting dawn
Naditarna
Another name for River Saraswati
Agni
Fire God
Gramanis/ Gramini
Head of the fighting hordes/ head of the village
Samiti/Sabha/Vidatha/Gana
Tribal or clan based assemblies
Avesta
Oldest text in the Iranian Language
Jana
The people
Aghanya
Used for cow, meaning ‘not to be killed’
Kula
Family
Purohita
Head priest
Purcharishnu
Moving fort made for fighting a war
Vrajapati
When the units settled after wars, the Gramini became head of the village, with course of time he came to be identified as Vrajapati
Bali
Voluntary offerings by people to the tribal chief
Vispati
Head of the clan