Question

note that \dasyu\ and \dasa\ were terms that meant roughly \enemy\ or \demon\ in the vedic texts, and that rites were central to the vedic religion. \around us is the dasyu, riteless, void of sense, inhuman, keeping alien laws. baffle, you slayer of the foe, the weapon which this dasa wields.\ excerpt from rigveda, book 10, hymn 12 the ideas expressed in this passage are best understood in the context of which of the following? choose 1 answer: a codification of laws based on vedic texts b the growth of monotheism in vedic society c indo - european migration into northern india d religious challenges to social hierarchy

Explanation:

The terms "Dasyu" and "Dasa" in Vedic texts represent outsiders who do not follow Vedic - rites and laws. This is related to the Indo - European migration into northern India, where the Vedic - speaking people had a different view of the existing or incoming non - Vedic groups. There is no mention of law - codification, monotheism growth, or religious challenges to social hierarchy in the given passage.

Answer:

C. Indo - European migration into northern India