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