Indische Palaographie von circa 350 a. Chr. – circa 1300 p. Chr. c48.s2.20.6

c48.s2.20.6

The latter, indeed, under the name of Sēkarā, or Svarnakār, though he holds himself higher than the wealthy Subarṇabaṇik, mentioned along with the Traders, must have something against him from days of old, as the Brāhmans which serve his subdivision are not in communion with the rest of their order, whilst those who perform similar functions for the rest of the Kāmār are under no such interdiction. The Niyāriyā, or Dhuldhōyā, is a parasitic caste upon the Sōnār, and lives by extracting the gold out of the refuse of the latter's shop. He is usually allowd to be Sōnār in blood as in occupation, but in the north is often a Muslim, even when the goldsmith is Brāhmanist.