Asked: U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2005medium Level
ID: 693e4e48faac6241e62a2c89
QUESTION STATEMENT:

गोत्र शब्द का प्रयोग सर्वप्रथम हुआ था-

The word Gotra occurs for the first time in

SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
Atharvaveda
अथर्ववेद में
B
Rigveda
ऋग्वेद में
Correct
C
Samaveda
सामवेद में
D
Yajurveda
यजुर्वेद में
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B (Rigveda)

गोत्र शब्द का सर्वप्रथम उल्लेख ऋग्वेद में हुआ था। गोत्र शब्द का मूल अर्थ है-'गोष्ठ' अथवा वह स्थान जहां समूचे कुल का गोधन पाला जाता था।

As a Rigvedic term, gotra simply means “cow shelter” or “herd of cows”. The specific meaning “family lineage kin” (as it were “herd within an enclosure”) is relatively more recent, first recorded around post-Vedic period.

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