History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.242
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.242
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*Khaśa* or *khasa.* According to Manu X. 22 this is another name for karaṇa; while in X. 43-44 he makes the khaśas a kṣatriya caste originally but reduced to the status of śūdras by the absence of saṁskāras and the absence of contact with brāhmaṇas. Vide Sabhā. 52. 3, Udyoga 160. 103.
Linked texts (2)
- Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit
- Mahābhārata — Vyāsa, Sanskrit