Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c13.49
Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c13.49
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The bhṛtakas (wage earners) were divided by Nārada and Bṛhaspati into three categories : i.e. those who served in the army, those who were engaged in agriculture and those who carried loads from place to place.¹ The first were considered the best, the second the middle, and the third the lowest type of workers.²