Local Government in Ancient India c9.57

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c9.57

¹ According to Manu the son of a Niṣāda by a Śūdra female becomes a Pukkasa by caste (X. 18), his occupation is that of catching and killing animals living in holes (X. 49). Cf. *Viṣṇu*, XVI. 9: 'Pukkasas must live by hunting.' See also Childers.

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Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit
Mānava Dharmaśāstra — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit