[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Caste and Race in India](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932) › c7.22 # Caste and Race in India c7.22 Caste and Race in India c7.22 - **Language:** English ### [c7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.22) or the village head-man. "The son of a Vaiśya woman is never anointed a king," so says the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.¹ Though, in comparison to the higher classes, the Vaiśyas' position was rather insignificant, yet the class was definitely marked off from the Śūdras. - [Previous: c7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.21) - [Next: c7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.23) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7) ## Cites (1) - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.ghurye-1932.c7.22) · Pramāṇa