Who among the following was a Brahmavadini who composed some hymns of the Vedas?

Answer: (a) Lopamudra

Brahmavadinis were women who pursued Vedic knowledge and took part in sacred learning. Lopamudra is one of the women sages to whom Rigvedic hymns are attributed.

• ✓ (a) Lopamudra is named among the women rishis credited with Rigvedic hymns (she and Agastya are linked to Rigveda 1.179).
• ✗ (b) Gargi Vachaknavi is known for her philosophical debate with Yajnavalkya in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, not as a composer of Vedic hymns.
• ✗ (c) Leelavati is associated with a much later mathematical work, not the Vedic age.
• ✗ (d) Savitri is a figure of epic legend, not a hymn composer.

Remember · Women rishis of the Rigveda: Lopamudra, Apala, Ghosha, Vishvavara. Gargi belongs to the Upanishadic debates.

📘 Read it in NCERT: Class 9 Understanding Society: India and Beyond, Ch 5 (practise this chapter)

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