Option d is the correct answer Arya is a Sanskrit word meaning "a noble one" or "one who does noble deeds". Thus, Arya means a Noble Person. Important Tips Aryans: Aryans migrated to India in several waves through the passes in the northwestern mountains. Their earliest life seems to have been mainly pastoral, agriculture being a secondary occupation. They led a nomadic life and were mainly in search of pastures. The history of Aryans is known from the Rig Veda. There is description of Aryans in Kassite inscriptions of about 1600 BCE from Iraq and in Mitanni inscriptions of the 16th century BCE from Syria. They initially settled in the valleys of the north-west and the plains of the Punjab. Later, they moved into the Indo-Gangetic plains. By 6th century BCE, they occupied the whole of North India, which was referred to as Aryavarta.