The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c31.s9.5
The Early History of India, from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest, including the Invasion of Alexander the Great c31.s9.5
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¹ The four *varṇas* of the theory are Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, and Sūdras. The Brahmans appear to be as much mixed in blood as the Rājpūts. The Vaisyas are a very indefinite group, and Sūdras, as such, are hardly recognized in Northern India. For the true explanation of *varṇa* as meaning 'a group of castes (*jāti*)', and not 'a caste', see Ketkar's valuable *History of Caste in India*, esp. vol. i (1909), p. 77. Vol. ii appeared in 1911.