History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.225

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.225

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v2.c19.225

*Kārāvara.* According to Manu X. 36 he is a doubly mixed caste sprung from the union of a nisāda with a vaidehī and his craft is that of a carmakāra. According to later digests like the Śūdrakamalākara he is called ‘kahāra’ or ‘bhoi’ and holds torches and carries umbrellas for others.

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Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit