History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c40.167

v3.c40.167

As to the āhnika of vaiśyas and śūdras no special rules are laid down in the smṛtis. They had to adjust the duties set out for brāhmaṇas to their own case according to their circumstances. A vaiśya belonged to the twice-born classes and he could do if he chose almost every thing that a brāhmaṇa could (except officiating as a priest or teaching as a profession or receiving gifts). Vide pp. 154-164 for the disabilities and the few privileges of the śūdra.