Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c13.3
Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c13.3
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¹ Kane gives the following dates for these Smṛtis: *Viṣṇu* A.D. 100-300, *Yājñavalkya* A.D. 100-300. *Nārada* A.D. 100-400, *Bṛhaspati* A.D. 300-500, *Kātyāyana* A.D. 400-600. *Hist. Dh. S.*, ii, pt. I. p. XI. Although *Viṣṇu* and *Yāj.* seem to be earlier, roughly all these law-books can be treated as authorities for the Gupta period.