History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c64.45
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v4.c64.45
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कायस्थ—A scribe or writer in the revenue department of the king. The oldest references are probably those in Yāj. I. 322, Viṣṇu Dh. S. VII. 3 and Bṛ. Saṁ. 86. 12. Vide Aśvaghāsakāyastha above and grāmakāyastha in Rājat. V. 175 and Indian Historical Quarterly, vol. IX p. 12 (a grant of Gupta year 120 i. e. 439-40 A. D.). Vide H. of Dh. vol. II. pp. 75-77 for a note on Kāyastha.
Linked texts (3)
- Bṛhatsaṃhitā — Varāhamihira, Sanskrit
- Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit
- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit