History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.136
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.136
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v2.c19.136
There was great diversity of opinion among the smṛtikāras about the derivation and status of the several subcastes. We find that the same sub-caste is known under five or six different names even so early as the present Manusmṛti.