[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.c19.271 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.271 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.271 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.271](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.271) \*Draviḍa\*. The same as karaṇa, according to Manu X. 22. According to Manu X. 43-44, this is a kṣatriya caste reduced to the status of a śūdra. Vide under khaśa, and Mahābhārata, Udyoga 160. 103, Droṇa 93. 43. - [Previous: v2.c19.270](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.270) - [Next: v2.c19.272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.272) - [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.10.22) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.5.160) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.271](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.271) · Pramāṇa