The name 'Aghanya' mentioned in many passages of the Rig Veda refers to:
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A. Priest
B. Women
C. Cows
D. Brahmanas
Answer: Cows
Option c is the correct answer
The various passages of Rig Veda refers cow as Aghanya or 'the one who does not deserve to be killed. The Rig Veda further addresses the cow as Mother of Rudras, the Daughter of Vasus, the sister of the Adityas and the Centre of Nectar.
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Rig vedic terms:
Agnyadheya - ceremony which preceded the public rituals in Vedic Era.
Gavishti - a fight for cows.
Gotra - A kinship unit
Hiranyakara - Goldsmith
Rathakara - Chariot maker
Sira - Plough
Sita - Furrows