Time Travelers' Trivia: Test Your History Knowledge #1 - Page 3

Originally posted by: CID-fan-394

Is that inscription Mahabarat? Or something else?

Mahabharata is an epic.

Inscriptions are something which are written on plates/rocks etc. things that survive for centuries/millennia

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

So here we have second question for this week

Can you tell which was the first inscription (found till date) to mention the names of Vedas

Hint it also mentions Ram and Yudhisthir

Originally posted by: Moonks

Ashokan inscription or general inscription??

Any inscription will do .

Ashokan inscription doesn't name them

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

So here we have second question for this week

Can you tell which was the first inscription (found till date) to mention the names of Vedas

Hint it also mentions Ram and Yudhisthir

This is a tough one, will need much thought, coz the general understanding I have is that vedas were mostly transmitted orally for much of time till they were written down by esteemed scholars, and you've negated the inscription being a book.

I was otherwise going to answer with Natyashashtra, which talks about the four vedas as well as Abhinaya Darpana (plays) that showcase Ram Leela and Mahabharat Katha.

"Let me make a Fifth Veda, to be called Natya (Drama), combined with epic story, tending to virtue, wealth, (pleasure and spiritual freedom), yielding fame — a concise instruction setting forth all the events of the world about to be, containing the significance of every Scripture, and forwarding every art." Thus, recalling all the Vedas, the Blessed Brahma framed the Natya Veda from the several parts of the Four Vedas, as desired. From the Rig Veda he drew forth the words, from the Sama Veda the singing, from the Yajur Veda gesture, and from the Atharva Veda the flavour."

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Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

So here we have second question for this week

Can you tell which was the first inscription (found till date) to mention the names of Vedas

Hint it also mentions Ram and Yudhisthir

The first inscription to mention the names of the Vedas, as well as Ram and Yudhisthir, is the Nasik Prashasti (eulogy) also known as the Nasik Cave Inscription. This inscription, attributed to the Satavahana dynasty, dates back to the 1st century CE. It is notable for its references to the Vedas and key figures from Indian epics.

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Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

So here we have second question for this week

Can you tell which was the first inscription (found till date) to mention the names of Vedas

Hint it also mentions Ram and Yudhisthir

Copper Plate inscription of Maharaj Hastin mentions Vedas and Yudhishthira

Interesting but question was name of Vedas, so just one Veda name won't do

Originally posted by: FlauntPessimism

So here we have second question for this week

Can you tell which was the first inscription (found till date) to mention the names of Vedas

Hint it also mentions Ram and Yudhisthir

Geeta I guess as I am not a history buff.Do excuse of I am wrong

Ok so correct answer is Talagunda Pillar inscription dating to 5th century CE(450-470 CE) of Kakasthuvarman also known as the Kadamba inscription (based on the dynasty)

The inscription speaks about Santivarma/Sthanu(his ancestor)

The inscription mentions that the Dwij chants the Rig Sama and Yajurveda whose favour constantly guards the three worlds from the fear of evil.

This inscription also mentions that unfortunately in Kaliyuga Brahmins are Meeker than Kshatriyas

The inscription compares the rulers of Kadama dynasty with the most pious rulers of this earth Raghu (Rama) and Prithu (Yudhisthir)

Wiki link for reference https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talagunda_pillar_inscription

Just to add there is another inscription Tidodi Copper plate inscription dating to approximately the same time.

The object of this inscription is to record the grant, by Pravarasena II, of the village Kosambakhaṇḍa to a person named Varuṇārya of the Harkari gotra. He belonged to the Atharvaveda and was master of the three Vedas

Since the question was name of Vedas(plural), hence Talagunda holds the correct answer, however anyone having responded with Tidodi Copper plate will also be considered