[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) › v7.c83.28 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c83.28 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c83.28 - **Language:** English ### [v7.c83.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c83.28) Some are advanced; others not. We should give equal facilities to all. The \*Mahābhārata\* says that there was only one \*varṇa\* at the beginning and the four castes arose out of later developments. - [Previous: v7.c83.27](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c83.27) - [Next: v7.c83.29](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c83.29) - [Up: v7.c83](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c83) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c83.28](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v7.c83.28) · Pramāṇa