In the Vedic period, the term gotra was related to what?
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Correct answer: Lineage or clan identity
Gotra referred to a lineage or clan identity, traditionally connected with descent from a common ancestral sage in Brahmanical social classification. It helped define social relationships and marriage rules in later usage. A city wall, coin weight or reservoir has no connection with the meaning of gotra.
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Lineage or clan identity
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Gotra referred to a lineage or clan identity, traditionally connected with descent from a common ancestral sage in Brahmanical social classification. It helped define social relationships and marriage rules in later usage. A city wall, coin weight or reservoir has no connection with the meaning of gotra.
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This is a Class 11 History question. Chapter: Writing and City Life.
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