The Study of Caste-Class System in Rig - Veda and Avesta

This article aims to study the caste-class system in Indian Rig- Veda and Avesta, which were the social structure of the ancient Iran as well as India. Since the hymns of the Rig – Veda and Avesta remark three distinct classes, it is hard to imagine the early Aryans with no social classes when they migrated to Iran and India. The Rig - Veda calls these classes "Brahman" (priest), "Rajanya" (nobility), and "Vaisya" (Commoner or Farmer - Craftsman). Avesta labels them "Athravan (priest)", "Rathaestar (Army)", and "Vastrya (Commoner or Farmer - Craftsman). The Classification of Aryans reveals that the classes from Rig-Veda are very close to the Avestan's social classes. This reveals that these two systems have a common origin. Hence it makes evident that the Aryans gradually migrated to India from Iran.