History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.99
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c19.99
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(5) that by the time of the Brāhmaṇa Literature, brāhmaṇas (men supposed to be devoted to learning and priesthood), kṣatriyas (kings, noblemen and some warriors) and vaiśyas (the artisans and common people) had become separated into groups more or less dependent on birth and that the brāhmaṇa¹²⁰ had come to be regarded as superior to the kṣatriya by the fact of birth;