Caste and Race in India c22.37

c22.37

Varna-saṅkara (mixture of castes), prevention of, 50 Vasiṣṭha, sage, rivalry with Viśvāmitra, 44, 62, 63 Vasiṣṭha, Dharma Sūtra, 46, 51, 52, 53, 55, 59, 70, 72, 77, 78 Vatsa, low origin of, 44 Vedavyāsa, Smṛti, on outcasts, 89 Vedic ritual, great sanctity of, 13 Vellal, caste, 17, 21, 26, 28, 96, 110, 119 Vellalan, caste, 98 Venkayya, on names of individuals in South Indian inscription, 98 Vidur, caste, 31 Village-councils, inclusion of all castes in, 24 Viṣṇu, Smṛti, 39, 83, 86, 87, 88 Viśvakarmans, caste, 107 Viśvāmitra, rivalry with Vasiṣṭha, 44, 62, 63 Vṛddhahārīta, Smṛti, on pollution by contact, 98 Vyādha, episode of, 62