Most Ancient Aryan Society

Author(s): Ram Chandra Jain
Publisher: Institute of Bharatalogical Research Sriganganagar Rajasthan

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( 28 ) Ajās, Sigrus and Yakşas were non-Aryan pre-Aryan Janas. All the ten members of the confederacy were collectively known as Bharatās. They were pre-Aryan non-Aryan Bhārtīya Janas or peoples organised into republics who confederated together during the troublous times of national peril. The Brahmāryans put to permanent sleep, the Bharatiya people (Janās) on mass scale.81
The Brabmāryans enjoyed the wealth of their hostiles (Janânām). When Maruts scattered them and their sages terrified them.32 Indra also knew the wealth of these hostile people (Janānām) who made no offerings; he was to plunder the wealth of those people for his followers.98 The Brahmāryan militarists were the grievous oppressors of their hostile people (Janānām); Agni's help is also sought to consume the foes who come against the Brahmāryans,84 These hostile people (Janānām) are said to have flung calumny on the Brahmāryan people. 35 Indra's terrible thunderbolt falls upon the troops of the hostile people (Janānām) in terrible battle.36 Indra has to demolish the strong cities of the hostile people (Janānām) and has to baffle their devices. Sāyaṇa also translates Janānām' as 'Satrūnām' the adversaries, in this context.37 This Ķc refers to the devices of Asuras and their strong iron cities in Punjab and Rajasthan. Soma is also asked to overthrow the strength of the hostile people (Janānām) who challenge the Brahmāryans.38 This suggests that the Brahmāryan invaders, overdrunk, wrought violent destruction of the Bhāratīya people. Indra is prayed to make the regions of heaven, of mid-air for the oppressive race (janāya) (of the Rakşaşas).98
We have two important concepts in Rgveda and later Vedic literature; Pañchajanāh and Pañcha kşitînām. Both