Vedic texts coined stigmatising terms for indigenous non-Aryan populations

Evidence

66 Anaryas: Sanskrit for non-Aryans. Anasa (literally those without a nose, figuratively those without an aquiline nose) is another term frequently used in the Vedas to refer to the local, indigenous populations, whom the Aryas regarded as different from them and therefore to be stigmatised. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1090

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

• DEFINE: Defines Anaryas and Anasa, terms for indigenous populations stigmatised by Aryans.