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# Vedavyasasmriti 6

Vedavyāsasmṛti 6

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.upasmrti.vedavyasasmrti.6)

brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśastrayo varṇāḥ dvijātayaḥ .  
śrutismṛtipurāṇoktadharmmayogyāstu netare .. 1.5 ..

> Brahmins, kṣatriyas, and vaiśyas are the three classes of twice-born; / they are eligible for the dharma taught by śruti, smṛti, and the Purāṇas, but not the others. // 1.5  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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