In Purusha-Sukta of the ………………, there is reference to the division of Hindu society into four classesnamely the Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and the Sudras.

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• A …………. society could be considered as a pre-state society, but not a tribal one as common ancestry is not a binding factor in a tribal society.
• By the end of the 4th century B.C. there appeared a great division among the followers of ………….. one section came to be known as ‘Digambaras’.The other section known as Swethambaras.
• The …………….. pre-state society in ancient India is generally considered as a lineage society, which was mainly pastoral and mobile.
• There was a male god with three faces in Yogic pose surrounded by four animals depicted on the ………….. seals. It is identified as the pre-historic Siva or Pasupati.
• The ………….. Society was a tribal society.
• The ……….. period witnessed a transformation of the pastoral society to a sedentary agrarian society.
• The earliest reference of Dana and Dakshina is seen in the ‘Dana Stuti’ hymns of …………..
• The hymn in the later portion of the …………. for the first time describes the origin of the four varnas.
• In the course of its growth, ……………… society become de-stabilized and marks the transition from the stage of pre-state to the stage of state.
• The concept of the ……………. society in the ancient Indian sub continent is derived from the historical reading of the Itihasas and puranas.