History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.226

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.226

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v2.c19.226

*Kāruṣa.* According to Manu X. 23 this caste springs from the union of a vrātya vaiśya and a similar female. This caste is also called Sudhanvācārya, Vijanman, Maitra and Sātvata (according to Manu).

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Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit