RPF Constable practice question
Which category of Vedic literature, whose name literally means 'forest books', served as a transitional link between the ritualistic Brahmanas and the philosophical Upanishads?
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Correct answer: (A) Aranyakas
The Aranyakas ('forest books') were composed for study by hermits in forest retreats and mark a philosophical shift from ritual (Brahmanas) toward the Upanishadic ideas of Atman and Brahman.
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वैदिक साहित्य की किस श्रेणी का शाब्दिक अर्थ 'वन-ग्रंथ' है, और जो कर्मकांडीय ब्राह्मण ग्रंथों तथा दार्शनिक उपनिषदों के बीच सेतु का काम करती थी?
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सही उत्तर: (A) आरण्यक
आरण्यक ('वन-ग्रंथ') वन में साधना करने वाले तपस्वियों के अध्ययन हेतु रचे गए थे और कर्मकांड (ब्राह्मण ग्रंथों) से उपनिषदों की आत्मा-ब्रह्म संबंधी दार्शनिक चिंतन की ओर संक्रमण को दर्शाते हैं।
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