Shudras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c9.170

Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 c9.170

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c9.170

Reverting to the *Aitareya Brāhmaṇa* passage, the meanings which have been suggested for the two epithets applied to the śūdra seem to be plausible. In the whole of Vedic literature there is no parallel passage, which describes the śūdra as one to be expelled and slain at the will of the master.

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Aitareyabrāhmaṇa — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit