Caste in India: The Facts and the System c7.s3.3

c7.s3.3

According to an eminent authority, Herr Weber, ‘ the organization of castes is fully developed at this period of the Brāhmaṇas ; from that date we find ourselves confronted by the same situation which appears to us idealized and codified in the laws of Manu.¹ In default of definite statements, the allusions and fragmentary information permit of no doubt on the subject.