[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c19.253 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.253 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.253 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.253) \*Cīna\*. According to Manu X. 43-44 the Cīnas were a kṣatriya caste reduced to the status of śūdras. They are frequently named in the Mahābhārata e. g. Sabhā 51. 23, Vanaparva 177. 12, Udyoga 19. 15. - [Previous: v2.c19.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.252) - [Next: v2.c19.254](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.254) - [Up: v2.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19) ## Linked texts (2) - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.10.43) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.2.51.23) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.253](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.253) · Pramāṇa