[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.c19.75.1 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.75.1 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.75.1 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.75.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.75.1) The Atharvaveda mentions rathakāra (III. 5.6), karmāra (III. 5.6) and sūta (III. 5.7). In the Tai. S. (IV. 5.4.2)¹⁰⁶ mention is made of kṣatṛ (royal chamberlain or doorkeeper), saṁgrahītṛ (treasurer), takṣan (carpenter) and rathakāra (maker of chariots), kulāla (potter), karmāra, puñjiṣṭa (fowler), niṣāda, iṣukṛt (maker of arrows), dhanvakṛt (maker of bows), mṛgayu (hunter) and śvani (those who lead packs of hounds). These also occur in the Vājasaneya-saṁhitā 16. 26-28 and these and a few more in Vāj. S. 30.5-13 and in Kāṭhaka Saṁhitā 17.13. In the Tai. Br. (III. 4.1 and the following anuvākas that deal with Puruṣamedha) we have āyogū, māgadha (bard), sūta, śailūṣa (actor), rebha, bhīmala, rathakāra, takṣan, kaulāla, karmāra, maṇikāra, vapa (sower or barber), iṣukāra, dhanvakāra, jyākāra (maker of bow-string), rajjusarga, mṛgayu, śvani surākāra (vintner), ayastāpa (heater of iron or copper), kitava (gambler), bidalakāra (worker in wicker-work), kaṇṭakakāra. The Śatapatha Br. XI. 8.1. speaks of kaulāla-cakra (the potter's wheel). The Tai. Br. III. 8.5. mentions also rājaputra ugra. The Śatapatha (S. B. E. Vol. 44 p. 397) speaks of Marutta Āvikṣita as an āyogava king. This latter is a pratiloma caste according to the dharmasūtras (vide below). Whether in the Śatapatha that word has the same sense is doubtful. The Tai. S. I. - [Previous: v2.c19.74](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.74) - [Next: v2.c19.75.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.75.2) - [Up: v2.c19.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.75) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.75.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c19.75.1) · Pramāṇa