The Rigveda mentions that the best Soma plant grew on Mount Mujavant, a part of the Himalayas.

The 'Asura' form of marriage involved the groom giving wealth to the bride's kinsmen, effectively purchasing the bride. It was considered an unrighteous form.

Shutudri is the ancient Vedic name for the Sutlej river.

The concept of 'Gotra' (originally meaning 'cow pen', later 'common ancestor') became a rigid social institution prohibiting marriage within the same clan during the Later Vedic period.

The core text of a Veda, which contains the mantras or hymns, is called the 'Samhita'.

Sabha, Samiti, and Vidatha were the main tribal assemblies. Parishad became more prominent in later periods (though sometimes mentioned, it wasn't a primary popular assembly like the others in early times).

Initially, in the Early Vedic period, the Varna system was flexible and based on occupation. It became hereditary and rigid (based on birth) in the Later Vedic period.

Painted Grey Ware (PGW) is the distinctive pottery style associated with the iron-using culture of the Later Vedic period in the Gangetic divide.

Varuna was the ethical god who maintained 'Rita', the cosmic and moral order of the universe.

The word for daughter, 'Duhitr' (source of the word daughter), literally meant 'one who milks the cow', reflecting the pastoral nature of society.