History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c42.s2.2
History of Mediaeval Hindu India (being a History of India from 600 to 1200 A.D.) v3.c42.s2.2
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v3.c42.s2.2
The fact that Kshatriyas have gotras of their own appears from the ancient Vedic Sūtras dating from before 200 B. C. as shown by us in Vol. II and this is our strongest argument. To quote against this Vedic authority a story given in a Buddhist poem of about 200 A. D. has not much value. Indeed this is a question of Dharmaśāstra and must be decided on Dharmaśāstra and particularly Vedic authority. As will appear from the Śastric opinion obtained recently by us and attached hereto, the Vedic Sūtras distinctly hold that Kshatriyas have gotras of their own.