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Manava Dharmashastra 2.32

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 2.32

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Sanskrit

2.32

śarmavad brāhmaṇasya syād rakṣāsamanvitam
vaiśyasya puṣṭisaṃyuktaṃ śūdrasya preṣyasaṃyutam //

(The second part of) a Brahmana's (name) shall be (a word) implying happiness, of a Kshatriya's (a word) implying protection, of a Vaisya's (a term) expressive of thriving, and of a Sudra's (an expression) denoting service.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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