Asked: Uttrakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2024medium Level
ID: 6ae793b94aac9c32d5e3e098
QUESTION STATEMENT:द्विभाषी / Bilingual
किसने कहा था कि ब्राह्मण और श्रमण दार्शनिकों के दो प्रकार थे?
Who stated that Brahmins and Shramanas were the two types of philosophers?
SELECT CORRECT OPTION:
A
कौटिल्य
Kautilya
B
मेगस्थनीज
Megasthenes
Correct
C
उपगुप्त
Upagupta
D
इनमें से कोई नहीं
None of these
Official Solution & Explanation:
Correct Answer: Option B(मेगस्थनीज)
मेगस्थनीज ने अपनी पुस्तक 'इंडिका' में समाज के प्रथम वर्ग 'दार्शनिकों' को दो उप-वर्गों में विभक्त बताया था: 1. ब्राखमान (ब्राह्मण - जो वैदिक कर्मकांड और यज्ञों का संपादन करते थे) और 2. सरमान (श्रमण - जो वनवासी संन्यासी, तपस्वी, बौद्ध व जैन मुनि थे)।
In 'Indica', Megasthenes noted that the first class of Indian society, the philosophers, consisted of two distinct categories: the Brachmanes (Brahmins who performed Vedic rites and preserved sacred lore) and the Sarmanes (Shramanas, ascetic wanderers including Buddhist and Jain renunciants).
Subject: Indian History•Topic: History of Ancient India•Subtopic: Maurya Empire
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