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( 216 ) The undivided Āryans had forged the institutions of gens and Phratry or Gaņa and Vrāta. Words Vrāta and phrata are easily interchangeable as regards their nomenclature and function, When Aryans reached Greece and Bhārata ; they took these institutions with them. Ph' might have been substituted for 'V' which is not impossible 'according to linguistic rules. Vrāta and phratry, both, were the tribal confederation of the Aryan Gaņas in Bhārata and Greece during and after their military victory over the original inhabitants.
References 1. Monier-Williams ; Op. Cit. Pages 1007, 1043. 2. Rgveda 1.22.7.8.
अनु त्वा रथो अनु मर्यो अवभिनु गावोऽनु भगः कनीनाम् ।
अनु वातासस्तव सख्यमी'युरनु देवा ममीरे वीर्य' ते ॥ 3. Rgveda-Sanhită (V.S.M.); Op. Cit. ; Vol. I Page 974.
वातास: वाताः संघात्मकाः अन्ये अश्वसमूहाः वस्वादिदेवगना: 4. (I) Rgveda 6.6.14.9.
स्वाष सदः पितरो' वयोधाः कृच्छ्रश्रितः शक्ती'वन्तो गभीराः ।
चित्रसेना इषुबला अमृध्राः सतोवीरा उरोवो वातसाहाः॥ (2) Rgveda-Sainhiti (V.S.M.); Op. Cit. ; Vol. III Page 258, (3) H.H. Wilson ; Rgveda ; Vol. IV Page 119. (4) Monier-Williams; Op. Cit; Page 1212. He gives the word
'Saha' meaning 'powerful, mighty.' 5. Rgveda 3.2.14.6
वातं'वातं गणंगाणं सुशस्विभिरयनेमि मुस्तामोज ईमहे ।
पुषदस्वासो अनवभ्रराघसो गन्तारो यज्ञं विदथे'गुधीरा ॥ 6. (1) Rgveda 9.1.14.2
गिरा यदी सबंधवः पञ्च बाता' अपस्यवः ।
परिष्कृ ण्वन्ति धर्ण सिम् ॥ (2) Rgveda-Samhita (V.S.M.) Op. Cit.; Vol. IV. Page 23. (3) H.H. Wilson ; Rgveda ; Vol V; Page 212.
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